From the recording Opal Essence (digital download)
Lyrics
We’re always excusing you
For your hypocrisy
For being so cowardly
Your beauty dominates
And you never hesitate
To exploit yourself for a living
You say you stand for something
But you don’t believe in anything
Your convictions change with the stories behind your lies
You are a great pretender
You’re the authentic counterfeit
You are so afraid of the truth you carry behind those eyes
Can you stand the examination
Can you hold to something real
To something greater than what you feel
You avoid introspection
You hide from your reflection
If it doesn’t agree with what you want to see
You say you stand for something
But you don’t believe in anything
Your convictions change with the stories behind your lies
You are a great pretender
You’re the authentic counterfeit
You are so afraid of the truth you carry behind those eyes
The greatest lie is your beauty
It covers something so ugly
You turned your back on me
But worst of all
You turned your back on love, on your potential, and on yourself
You look like broken glass
You’re only fragments of a person
You gave into their coercion
And all that you claim to hate
Has now become your fate
You have now become what
You used to disdain
You say you stand for something
But you don’t believe in anything
Your convictions change with the stories behind your lies
You are a great pretender
You’re the authentic counterfeit
You are so ashamed of the truth you carry behind those eyes