by Susie M. Arviso

Created on: November 09, 2010   Last Updated: September 04, 2011

Verse 1

They're all around, they're everywhere

In media, politics, business and work

With professional fronts and smiling glares

They toss word-salads to lie, knee-jerk

Verse2

They're "nice" to you and they smile well

But you can sense they aren't on your side

Lying now is acceptable

Fine for self-interest, greed and pride

Verse 3

They lie for power, for advancement of 'me'

No longer regarding respect for truth

You should really watch and see

How people lie now - it's uncouth

Chorus-

Lies, lies and more lies

Prevailing now - in society

It seems that many consciences fail

Lying is now propriety

Verse 4

Even some 'Christians' think it's okay

As if God concurs, understands, agrees

People just don't keep their word these days

A very scarce trait now - integrity

Verse 5

The "mark of the beast" is not external

It's on the countenance of fallen man

Turning away from God eternal

Corruption permeates the land

Verse 6

Check it out and see for yourself

The "system" rides upon the beast

Tossing words around quite well

Avoiding truth in the very least

Chorus-

Lies, lies and more lies

Prevailing now in society

It seems that many consciences fail

Lying is now propriety

Verse 7

A handshake used to be the rule

To honor contracts, promised words

But now the stigma of lying - is "cool"

Honest folks - are now deferred

Verse 9

Now good is wrong and bad is right

Society decaying before our eyes

Honesty light gives way to the night

People lie - while integrity dies

Chorus-

Lies, lies and more lies

Prevailing now - in society

It seems that many consciences fail

Lies are now propriety

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