They'll cut you with their tongues As a serpent would, on the run Liars and thieves, they sing to me Telling stories of a pure romantic world That isn't real Taking your guilt out of everything And don't you dare read too deep They have secrets that they keep Out from the lines and ink They'll build til' kingdom comes Crumbling down on everyone Liars and thieves all around me No doubt that the end will come As weary eyes seek disguise When liars and thieves surround me And don't you dare read too deep They have secrets that they keep Out from the lines and ink