[Silence]
[Instrumental: Hohner Clavinet, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, sub-bass, organ, percussion, drums]
[Intro]
Round and round
(What’s that sound?)
Twist the truth
(What’s the use?)
Talk it loud
(Work the crowd)
Change the story
(Claim the glory)
[Verse 1]
A little lie
(Watch it grow)
Tell it twice
(There it goes)
Move the goalposts
(Change the rules)
Play the victim
(Play the fool)
Facts are facts
(That’s the rub)
Spin them sideways
(Work the club)
When the truth
(Becomes a threat)
Blame somebody
(Place your bet)
[Pre-Chorus]
Who’s the enemy?
(Who gets the blame?)
Who’s the winner?
(Who’s in the game?)
Follow the money
(Follow the trail)
When reason goes missing
(Truth goes to jail)
[Refrain]
Is he twisted
(A little too tight)
Yes, he just might…
(Have resisted…)
Rhyme and reason
(Reason and rhyme)
Perhaps treason
(And the highest crime)
[Verse 2]
Power hungry
(Feed the flame)
Every critic
(Gets a nickname)
Call it justice
(Call it right)
Keep the people
(Primed to fight)
Make a promise
(Break it soon)
Sell tomorrow
(For a cartoon)
Raise the tariffs
(Raise the cost)
Claim a victory
(Count what’s lost)
[Pre-Chorus]
Where’s the evidence?
(Show your work!)
Where’s the honesty?
(Behind the smirk?)
Check the record
(Check the facts)
Watch the story
(Change its tracks)
[Refrain]
Is he twisted
(A little too tight)
Yes, he just might…
(Have resisted…)
Rhyme and reason
(Reason and rhyme)
Perhaps treason
(And the highest crime)
[Bridge]
Twist it right
(Twist it tight)
Hide the truth
(Out of sight)
Say it louder
(Make it stick)
Smoke and mirrors
(Oldest trick)
Who’s confused?
(Who’s amused?)
Who’s the one
(Being used?)
A crown ain’t a conscience
(A title ain’t truth)
A boast ain’t proof
(And power ain’t proof)
The law stands higher
(Than any man)
Accountability
(That’s the plan)
No one’s above it
(No one’s immune)
The truth keeps knocking
(It’s coming soon)
Rhyme and reason
(Reason and rhyme)
Read the record
(Every time)
Twisted stories
(Twisted tight)
Bring them out
(Into the light!)
[Final Refrain]
Is he twisted
(A little too tight)
Yes, he just might…
(Have resisted…)
Rhyme and reason
(Reason and rhyme)
Perhaps treason
(And the highest crime)
Is he twisted?
(Who’s to say?)
Check new evidence
(Each and every day!)
Rhyme and reason
(Strip away the spin)
Truth is waiting
(Where facts begin!)
From the album “Social Truth“
and
Reggae Takeaway