The Truth

Good Charlotte

So here we are
We are alone
There's weight on your mind
I want to know the truth
If this is how you feel
Say it to me
If this was ever real

I want the truth
From you
Give me the truth
Even if it hurts me
I want the truth from you
Give me the truth
Even if it hurts me
I want the truth

So this is you
Your talkin' to me
You found a million ways to let me down
So I'm not hurt when your not around
I was blind
But now I see
This is how you feel
Say it to me
If this was ever real

I want the truth
From you
Give me the truth
Even if it hurts me
I want the truth from you
Give me the truth
Even if it hurts me
I want the truth

I know that this will break me
I know that this might make me cry
You gotta say what's on your mind
On your mind
I know that this will hurt me
And break my heart so inside
I don't want to live this lie

I want the truth
From you
Give me the truth
Even if it hurts me
I want the truth from you
Give me the truth
Even if it hurts me
I don't care no more
No
Just give me the truth
Give me the truth
Give me the truth
Cause I don't care no more
Give me the truth
Cause I don't care no more
No
Just give me the truth
Give me the truth
Give me the truth
Give me the truth
Give me the truth
Cause I don't care no more
No


Lyrics submitted by ubersheep

The Truth Lyrics as written by Joel Madden Benji Madden

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Integrity Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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  • +2
    General Comment

    This song is... what i would say to my ex-bf. exactly. wow. my respect for Good Charlotte has grown so much.

    dementiaon November 25, 2004   Link
  • +1
    My Interpretation

    You all have it wrong, what are you, retarded?

    Obviously he's ending/ended a relationship with a girl (or rather she's ending it with him). He's wondering if she ever actually loved him or was just bullshitting him for whatever reason. He doesn't care what the answer is, as long as it's the truth. If she says "I only wanted you for your body" or something then he would be hurt, but would overall feel better just knowing.

    Now stop posting fucktarded comments, thanks.

    strychninetwitchon July 22, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    woo!im the first! tis song reminds me of my very dear frend jonnie!

    johnny-eon October 09, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    uhh to state the obvious: he wants the truth from someone, even though he knows it may hurt him. good song.

    RuthLesson October 11, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    "You've found a million ways to let me down So I'm not hurt when you're not around"

    i think she is trying to slowly make the relationship fade away without letting the truth be known. Just letting it die with time...

    DisposableHeroon October 12, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I reckon he's singing about the moment when he knows his lover is cheating/fallen out of love/etc, and he finally confronts her about it. "There's weight on your mind" there's something she's not telling him "But now I say, this is how you feel / Just say it to me, if this was ever real" Hope there's no mistakes in the lyrics, it's my first contribution :D

    ubersheepon October 12, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    it goes over and over agen and agen and agen and agen i think the message is obviose

    scrapthaton October 19, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    The singer`s voice seems a bit country-ish at times at the beginning, but oh well. I find this song quite sad, and can be related to by most people.

    I think its about a breakup between two people, taken from the dumpees point of view, "the truth" being how she/he feels about the relationship, which would be that she/he wants it to end.

    -||PunkRockDude||-on October 26, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    OMG Joel poured all his emotion into this song! I bet this is the song he was talking about when he said in an interview, down here in Canada, when he said that during the recording process, there were some songs that he had to record alone because he got a little TOO emotion (crying and such)

    KrazyKewlon November 02, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    damn good song. really hits me hard. i had a gf that always seemed to hide something. i broke me down. then the truth came out. then i didn't care no more.

    Give me the truth, even if it hurts, I don't care no more, no Just give me the truth, give me the truth Coz I don't care no more Give me the truth Coz I don't care no more, no

    dick84on December 30, 2004   Link

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