Truth Be Told • Matthew West
Track 10 on Brand New (2020)
Lie number one, you’re supposed to have it all together
And when they ask how you’re doing
Just smile and tell them, “Never better”
Lie number two, everybody’s life is perfect except yours
So keep your messes and your wounds
And your secrets safe with you behind closed doors
But truth be told
The truth is rarely told, now
I say, “I’m fine, yeah, I’m fine, oh, I’m fine, hey, I’m fine”, but I’m not
I’m broken
And when it’s out of control I say, “It’s under control”, but it’s not
And you know it
I don’t know why it’s so hard to admit it
When being honest is the only way to fix it
There’s no failure, no fall
There’s no sin You don’t already know
So let the truth be told
There’s a sign on the door, says, “Come as you are”, but I doubt it
‘Cause if we lived like that was true, every Sunday morning pew would be crowded
But didn’t You say the church should look more like a hospital?
A safe place for the sick, the sinner and the scarred and the prodigals
Like me
Well, truth be told
The truth is rarely told
Oh, am I the only one
Who says, “I’m fine, yeah, I’m fine, oh, I’m fine, hey, I’m fine”, but I’m not
I’m broken
And when it’s out of control I say, “It’s under control”, but it’s not
And you know it
I don’t know why it’s so hard to admit it
When being honest is the only way to fix it
There’s no failure, no fall
There’s no sin You don’t already know
So let the truth be told
Can I really stand here unashamed
Knowing that Your love for me won’t change?
Oh, God, if that’s really true
Then let the truth be told
I say, “I’m fine, yeah, I’m fine, oh, I’m fine, hey, I’m fine”, but I’m not
I’m broken
And when it’s out of control I say, “It’s under control”, but it’s not
And you know it
I don’t know why it’s so hard to admit it
When being honest is the only way to fix it
There’s no failure, no fall
There’s no sin You don’t already know
Yeah, I know
There’s no failure, no fall
There’s no sin You don’t already know
So let the truth be told
Songwriters: Matthew West, Andrew Pruis