The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Go
Go to the mountain if you must
Go to the burning bush
If it would ease your troubled mind
I'll be prepared to stay behind?
I know you better than you think I do
Don't worry, dear, 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 say that you'll 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 forte
Judge, jury, bailiff or prosecuting D.A
Ceteris paribus, my modus operandi
Is carpe diem whether de facto or de jure, comprende?
The People vs you and your Sensei
Teaching that style of word-play, weaker than Wednesday
Regardless of what your friends say, they're all dissable
Stricken from the record and deemed inadmissible
While this long arm of the law grabs the mic to
Shoot dope lines first and ask questions later
The def sentence of this Live litigator
Close the case tighter than the jaws of a 'gator
Stenographer are steady logging the jargon
That your counselors are 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 fuckin' with Live will
I brew skill with refills 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
Go to the mountain if you must
Go to the burning bush
If it would ease your troubled mind
I'll be prepared to stay behind?
I know you better than you think I do
Don't worry, dear, 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 say that you'll 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 forte
Judge, jury, bailiff or prosecuting D.A
Ceteris paribus, my modus operandi
Is carpe diem whether de facto or de jure, comprende?
The People vs you and your Sensei
Teaching that style of word-play, weaker than Wednesday
Regardless of what your friends say, they're all dissable
Stricken from the record and deemed inadmissible
While this long arm of the law grabs the mic to
Shoot dope lines first and ask questions later
The def sentence of this Live litigator
Close the case tighter than the jaws of a 'gator
Stenographer are steady logging the jargon
That your counselors are 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 fuckin' with Live will
I brew skill with refills 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
Lyrics submitted by dmomo2, edited by loniranger, thenameisbill, AvN, greensubmarine, JohnWittle
The Truth Lyrics as written by Galt Macdermot Daniel Nakamura
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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just found out that you can correct lyrics....i'm going to do that now!
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. <br /> Thanks!
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 forté 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
I'm surprised no-one has added a comment on this one... This is a truth you'd never want to hide from.
This song is magical
Such a good song.. make me just want to lay back and chill.
God damn, the beat is incredible.
this is the most amazing video ever, youtube.com/watch (it plays this song)
this is the worst extrapolation of lyrics i've seen, it get's J-Live's verse all wrong.
I wish I could tell what this song is about, but I can't, however it is amazing in more than a few ways, enough, infact, to put me in a rap mood, which is weird 'cause I don't normally like rap too much
basically: awesome song.
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.
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.