[Silence]
[Arrangement: Driving blues-rock with punchy guitars, a stomping beat, and sarcastic call-and-response vocals]
[Intro]
Hear it once
(Hear it twice)
Dress it up
(As advice)
[Verse 1]
Facts walk in
(Quietly)
Rumors shout
(Proudly)
Truth takes work
(Day by day)
Fantasy
(Gets its way)
[Refrain]
Balderdash
(Utter nonsense)
Whiplash
(Kneejerk offense)
Balderdash
(Watch it spread)
Half a tale
(Fills your head)
[Verse 2]
A catchy line
(Beats a chart)
Playing first
(On the heart)
Skip the evidence
(Keep the spin)
Call it truth
(With a grin)
Every answer
(Sounds so neat)
Till reality
(Takes a seat)
[Chorus]
Think before
(You repeat)
Check the source
(Before you tweet)
Question loudly
(Test the claim)
Not everything
(Deserves a name)
[Bridge]
Noise gets louder
(Every day)
Reason doesn’t
(Fade away)
Take a breath
(And a quick laugh)
Separate
(The wheat from chaff)
[Instrumental]
[Guitar solo]
[Final Refrain]
Balderdash
(Utter nonsense)
Whiplash
(Kneejerk offense)
Smoke and mirrors
(Come and go)
Facts remain
(Long after the show)
[Outro]
Listen well
(Use your head)
Don’t let nonsense
(Fill your head)
Balderdash…
(Has had its day)
Truth’s still standing
(Anyway)
From the album “What’s in a Name?“