[Silence]
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Choppy Guitar, Driving Bass, Tight Drums, Sharp Organ Stabs]
[Spoken Vocal]
Fact…
Fiction…
(In between)
… Friction!
[Refrain]
Fact and fiction
(Keep ’em separated)
Tact in decision
(Or dreams evaporated)
[Verse 1]
Stories travel, rumors grow
Some are real and some just show
Words can twist and facts can bend
Truth can vanish round the bend
Check the source and check the claim
Look for evidence, name the game
Pause before you take a side
Keep your judgment open wide
[Pre-Chorus]
Truth is found
(Check the proof)
Look around
(Find the truth)
[Chorus]
Keep ’em separated
(Fact from fiction)
Keep ’em separated
(Make the distinction)
Evidence
(From assumption)
Reason
(From reaction)
[Refrain]
Fact and fiction
(Keep ’em separated)
Tact in decision
(Isn’t imitated)
[Verse 2]
A confident voice can still be wrong
A catchy story can travel long
A polished claim can miss the mark
A little doubt can light the dark
[Instrumental]
[Heavy Guitar Riff, Bass Groove, Drums, Organ, Synth]
[Refrain]
Fact and fiction
(Keep ’em separated)
Tact in decision
(Or dreams evaporated)
[Bridge]
Fact!
(Check it)
Fiction!
(Test it)
[Refrain]
Fact and fiction
(Keep ’em separated)
Tact in decision
(Or dreams evaporated)
Tact in decision
(Think it through)
Careful distinction
(What will you do?)
[Breakdown]
[Minimal Beat, Bass Pulse, Spoken Vocal]
Separate…
(The irate)
Compare…
(What’s there)
[Final Chorus]
Fact and fiction
(Keep ’em separated)
Tact in decision
(Or dreams evaporated)
Evidence
(From assumption)
Reason
(From reaction)
Keep ’em separated
(Fact from fiction)
Keep ’em separated
(Make the distinction)
[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Choppy Guitar, Rolling Bass, Tight Drums, Organ Fade]
Fact…
Fiction…
Keep ’em separated…
Until educated.
From the album “Rollover“