Quit Lying

You were the reluctant siren, filling the steps of a fallen idol
Laying your murky past to waste with confident hands
But still, they spat at you, jeering with fang-filled smiles
They started a war, but you knew the war was yours
Hiding potential behind a shy grin and a curtain of umber hair

Even as so many spurned you, you proved yourself to be strong
Your voice quelling their voices and winning their devotion
While we, always long followers
Watched from the shadows and smiled in secret

Now, their precious little raven has returned to the nest
They preen him and praise him
An action you used to believe was a waste

And now you feign support for their dusky darling
What happened to the truth

Quit lying

We do not need x-ray eyes to see past your facade
Into the confines of the heart we have come to love

Quit lying