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The Truth

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Go
Go to the mountain if you must
Go to the burning bush
Happy would ease your troubled mind
How do the fade just stay behind?

I know you better than you think I do
Don't worry .. this is why I fell in love with you
The man in the looking glass
Is looking back at you at last

You can't hide from the truth
Because the truth is all there is
You can't hide from the truth
Because the truth is all there is
You can't hide from the truth
Because the truth is all there is
You can't hide

If happy times are too few and far between
It's a pity dear, we can't erase the things we've seen
So disappear, vanish if you wish
Just go before you're swallowed up by bitterness

And the truth is you can't hide from the truth
And the truth hurts because the truth is all there is
I realized some time ago that I would have to let you go

May not be true to see that you would return one day
But in your present state you may as well not be here at all
You wear a thin disguise, it's from yourself you hide
Just take a look at us, we are heading for a fall

Now presiding in this court of hip-hop
Justice, my rap forté is as
Judge, jury, bailiff and prosecuting D.A.
Et ceteras paribus
My modus operandi
is Carpe Diem, whether de facto or de jure
Comprende?
The people versus you and your sensei
Teaching that style of word-play
Weaker than Wednesday
Regardless of what your friends say
They're all dissable
Striken from the record and deemed inadmissable
And this long arm of the law grabs a mic to
Shoot dope lines first and ask questions later
The death sentence is of this live litigator
Close the case tighter than the jaws of a 'gator
Stenonographer, that study law again, the jargon
Let your counselors 'a barking, in hopes of a plea bargain
But when you read back verbatim
What they're saying to persuade them
They realize exactly how I've played them
I come with the truth, whole truth and nothing but
'Cause the truth hurts just as much as in' with lies will
I brew skill with free fills from now until
Plagiarizing MC's get their flows distilled

Baby I don't die without you by my side
As long as you return into these arms that burn
Baby I won't die just take a look inside
Into these eyes that burn, come to these arms that yearn

I won't die, if you leave me high
I won't die if you're not by my side

And the truth hurts because the truth is all there is
And the truth hurts because the truth is all there is
You can't hide from the truth, cause the truth is all there is
You can't hide from the truth, cause the truth is all there is
You can't hide from the truth, cause the truth is all there is
You can't hide from the truth, cause the truth is all there is
You can't hide from the truth, cause the truth is all there is
You can't hide from the truth, cause the truth is all there is
You can't hide from the truth, cause the truth is all there is
You can't hide from the truth
Because the truth is all there is
You can't hide from the truth

Submitted by

dmomo2 On Jan 27, 2005

I've Been Thinking (feat. Cat Power)

Breakdown

A Day In The Life

Rock & Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This)

First... And Then

Go 
Go to the mountain if you must
Go to the burning bush
Happy would ease your troubled mind
How do the fade just stay behind?

I know you better than you think I do
Don't worry .. this is why I fell in love with you
The man in the looking glass
Is looking back at you at last

If happy times are too few and far between
It's a pity dear, we can't erase the things we've seen
So disappear, vanish if you wish
Just go before you're swallowed up by bitterness

And the truth is you can't hide from the truth
And the truth hurts because the truth is all there is
I realized some time ago that I would have to let you go

Baby I don't die without you by my side
As long as you return into these arms that burn
Baby I won't die just take a look inside
Into these eyes that burn, come to these arms that yearn

I won't die, if you leave me high
I won't die if you're not by my side

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2014-04-20 18:08:07

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by brandomness

18y ago

just found out that you can correct lyrics....i'm going to do that now!

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by madmull 16y ago

Did you change these to be correct?? This is literally the only place online that I can find the correct lyrics to J Live's verse. It's ridiculous. Every other place just butchers it and it completely loses its meaning. Thanks!

by k_oss_mrld

16y ago

The song, well Roisin's part, is about recognizing that a relationship has been over for some time, but doing nothing about it. What she's saying is, you go away and do what you need to do. It won't kill me if you leave. But you can't hide from the truth of the situation, so just accept it.

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by loniranger

13y ago

Its about the differing sides of the "truth" Roisin's part have more to do with relationships: a relationship that started superficial but now they have both fallen for each other and even though the guy doesn't want to admit that he has fallen for her and is making him bitter. j-Lives verse is about truth in the court of hip hop in where he and the people help to prosecute rappers who aren't being truthful and have no skills or knowledge about what true hip hop is.. plagiarizing mcs get their flows distilled.

lives verse is way off:

Now presiding in this court of hip hop Justice! my rap fortÃ© is Judge, jury, bailing? for prosecuting D.A. caeteris paribus My Modus operandi It's carpe diem whether de facto or de jure Comprende? The people versus, you and your Sensei Teaching that style of word-play We got the words they Regardless of what your friends say They're all disable Striken from the record and deemed inadmissible at this long arm of the law grabs a mic to Shoot dope lines first and ask questions later The death sentences of this live litigator Who Close the case tighter than the jaws of a 'gator Stenonographer, that study law again, the jargon Let your counselors 'a barking, in hopes of a plea bargain But when you read back verbatim What they're saying to persuade them you realize exactly how I've played them I come with the truth, whole truth and nothing but 'Cause the truth hurts just as much as f***in' with live will I brew skill with refills from now until Plagerizing MC's get their flows distilled

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by SgtReznor 13y ago

it's not "Judge, jury, bailing? for prosecuting D.A." it's "Judge, jury, bailiff and prosecuting D.A."

and the "fuckin with live will", the "live" should be with a capital L, because he's referring to himself - as in, the truth hurts more than if you were fighting J-Live

by AvN

13y ago

I think lonirangeron generally has the lyrics right, but I have a few of what I think are minor corrections, best as my ears can tell, anyway:

Now presiding in this court of hip hop Justice! my rap fortÃ© is Judge, jury, bailiff and prosecuting D.A. caeteris paribus My Modus operandi Is carpe diem whether de facto or de jure Comprende? The people versus, you and your Sensei Teaching that style of word-play Weaker than Wednesday Regardless of what your friends say They're all dis-able Striken from the record and deemed inadmissible and this long arm of the law grabs a mic to Shoot dope lines first and ask questions later The death sentences of this live litigator Who Close the case tighter than the jaws of a 'gator Stenonographers, that study law again, the jargon Let your counselors 'a barking, in hopes of a plea bargain But when you read back verbatim What they're saying to persuade them you realize exactly how I've played them I come with the truth, whole truth and nothing but 'Cause the truth hurts just as much as f***in' with lies will I brew skill with refills from now until Plagerizing MC's get their flows distilled