Truth Be Told

Lie number one, you’re supposed to have it all together
And when they ask how you’re doing
Just smile and tell them never better
Lie number two, everybody’s life is perfect except yours
So keep your messes and your wounds
And your secrets safe with you behind closed doors

But truth be told, the truth is rarely told

I say, I’m fine, yeah, I’m fine, oh, I’m fine, hey, I’m fine
But I’m not, I’m broken
And when it’s out of control I say it’s under control
But it’s not and you know it
I don’t know why it’s so hard to admit it

When being honest is the only way to fix it
There’s no failure, no fall
There’s no sin you don’t already know
So let the truth be told

There’s a sign on the door, says, come as you are but I doubt it
‘Cause if we lived like that was true
Every Sunday morning pew would be crowded
But didn’t you say church should look more like a hospital?
A safe place for the sick, the sinner
And the scarred, and the prodigals like me

But truth be told, the truth is rarely told
Oh, am I the only one who says

I’m fine, yeah, I’m fine, oh, I’m fine, hey, I’m fine
But I’m not, I’m broken
And when it’s out of control I say it’s under control
But it’s not and you know it

I don’t know why it’s so hard to admit it
When being honest is the only way to fix it
There’s no failure, no fall
There’s no sin you don’t already know
So let the truth be told

Can I really stand here unashamed
Knowing that your love for me won’t change?
Oh God, if that’s really true
Then let the truth be told

I say, I’m fine, yeah, I’m fine, oh, I’m fine, hey, I’m fine
But I’m not, I’m broken
And when it’s out of control I say it’s under control
But it’s not and you know it
I don’t know why it’s so hard to admit it
When being honest is the only way to fix it

There’s no failure, no fall
There’s no sin you don’t already know
Yeah, I know
There’s no failure, no fall
There’s no sin you don’t already know
So let the truth be told