In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
This is the first tale of death in the world
When Cain struck down Abel, a family broken
Since then mankind's dominated his own kind
To insult and injure,
There's no such thing as peace
Till death do us part, till the last
Truth be told
Sin lies at the doorway
Truth be told
Hell's open for business now
Truth be told
The soil cries out for revenge
Truth be told
And death is upon the ground
All around
The battle ain't over without spoils of war
Just cause it is written does not make it so
When you dance with the devil
Wait till the songs over
I ask myself â??how bad do I want you to live?â??
My anger is near, till the last
Truth be told
Sin lies at the doorway
Truth be told
Hell's open for business now
Truth be told
The soil cries out for revenge
Truth be told
And death is upon the ground
All around
Tribulation strikes and we're hit hard
Still you just go on your way
Head in the sand, ignoring the rain
Just like the flood in Noah's day
In his day
Can't punish those ruining the earth
It's suicide to some degree
Because we are all guilty, guilty as sin
There will be no peace, never for you and for me
Before al Qaeda and Bin Laden
Long before Hitler and Hussein
Ever since the first murder was committed
The verdict's always been the same
The cursed future just repeats the past
There's hell to pay and stones to cast
So, there will be no peace, never be peace
Till the last truth be told by you and me
When Cain struck down Abel, a family broken
Since then mankind's dominated his own kind
To insult and injure,
There's no such thing as peace
Till death do us part, till the last
Truth be told
Sin lies at the doorway
Truth be told
Hell's open for business now
Truth be told
The soil cries out for revenge
Truth be told
And death is upon the ground
All around
The battle ain't over without spoils of war
Just cause it is written does not make it so
When you dance with the devil
Wait till the songs over
I ask myself â??how bad do I want you to live?â??
My anger is near, till the last
Truth be told
Sin lies at the doorway
Truth be told
Hell's open for business now
Truth be told
The soil cries out for revenge
Truth be told
And death is upon the ground
All around
Tribulation strikes and we're hit hard
Still you just go on your way
Head in the sand, ignoring the rain
Just like the flood in Noah's day
In his day
Can't punish those ruining the earth
It's suicide to some degree
Because we are all guilty, guilty as sin
There will be no peace, never for you and for me
Before al Qaeda and Bin Laden
Long before Hitler and Hussein
Ever since the first murder was committed
The verdict's always been the same
The cursed future just repeats the past
There's hell to pay and stones to cast
So, there will be no peace, never be peace
Till the last truth be told by you and me
Lyrics submitted by Charlie the man
Truth Be Told Lyrics as written by Dave Mustaine
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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