I see the truth break over your face like a bad egg I grab your hand and brace for the fall As you document it all You can't be brave if you're not afraid You can't be saved and come out unscathed And when the truth breaks on your face It leaves a stain Turn it up, turn it down Leave your stake in the kill It calls you up, it calls you out No escaping it, kid When you feel the truth break over you You feel the truth break I've got a powerful thirst for light And you're drawn to darker climes Wait for the other shoe to drop, any time now You want to take flight but you're scared of heights You want to be wise but you'd rather be right And when the truth breaks on your face It leaves a stain Turn it up, turn it down Leave your stake in the kill It calls you up, it calls you out No escaping it, kid When you feel the truth break over you You feel the truth break Send a dove, I leave it on the sill Send an army, I turn them away You send a dove and an army of clay I paint them patina, I turn them away Turn it up, turn it down Leave your stake in the kill It calls you up, it calls you out No escaping it, kid When you feel the truth break over you You feel the truth break You feel the truth break over you No escaping it Leave your stake in it Leave your stake in the kill