Nothing But the Truth

[Intro: Soft Guitar & Ambient Strings]

[Verse 1]

A flag raised high, a fist in the air,

One calls it freedom, one calls it despair.

Lines are drawn, but who holds the pen?

Is it the truth, or just truth for them?

[Chorus]

I don’t want shadows, I don’t want lies,

I don’t want truth with a thousand sides.

Strip it bare, let it shine through,

Give me nothing, nothing but the truth.

[Verse 2]

They call him a savior, they call him a sin,

One builds a statue, one buries him in.

Say he's a hero, say he's a ghost,

But is he the truth, or just what they chose?

[Solo: Acoustic guitar arpeggio, yearning]

[Chorus]

I don’t want shadows, I don’t want lies,

I don’t want truth with a thousand sides.

Strip it bare, let it shine through,

Give me nothing, nothing but the truth.

[Bridge: Questioning]

Is the sky still blue if no one's there to see?

Do the stars still burn if they shine for me?

If every eye holds a different view,

Then tell me—what is ever true?

[Solo: Acoustic guitar arpeggio, swelling strings, emotional depth]

[Outro: Unresolved, lingering]

So I stand here, hands open wide,

Begging the heavens to choose a side.

But silence lingers, no voice, no proof—

Maybe the truth is just as lost too.

[Solo: Acoustic guitar arpeggio, rising and slowly fading off]

-- Pradeep K (Prady)

Style:

B Minor, soulful rock, acoustic guitar, solo arpeggios between verses, deep, introspective, deep baritone male voice, expressive, melancholic but powerful.