The immense connotations held within the five letters of “truth” have affected me since my first sleepover. As a young girl playing “Truth or Dare”, I always chose truth, which typically meant having to tell of a secret crush. Little did I know the further implications that holding to the truth would have. I have learned the scarcity of finding total truth. The world is full of words and images that appear to be truth, but a single speck of fiction corrupts the entirety of fact. Comparably, darkness is the absence of light. If a lone beam of light penetrates that darkness, it is no longer fully dark. Just as darkness cannot exist in the presence of light, veracity cannot exist in the presence of falsehood.
The sincerity that truth implies is why this word stands out amongst the countless words in several languages I know. Clinging to the truth allows no room for fallacy, and for this reason, truth provides guidance that cannot be found just anywhere. The greatest truth is that genuine truth is rare and must be sought after; however, this is not at all restrictive. There is great freedom found in truth because there are no chains or webs of lies that strangle away life. By beginning to value this truth and freedom, I have been given direction on a path that is narrow, but still wide enough for me to live doing what I love while within the provisions of truth.
First we find the lies
Then we idolize
Next we finalize
Last we find demise
I hope you have something to stand on
They'll tear you apart
See I never looked to see what was behind those eyes
It turned out to be a lie tied in disguise
A fool I was and still continue to become
As I keep believing the deceitful words from
The hearts of others and my own
I thought that I was grown
Now stumbling off I see it's a long way back home
But the long journey years becomes weeks, weeks become a day
I can feel the truth inside me instantly lighting the way
I can feel the switch as the words of the Almighty stick into my brain sweep into my heart
Because in the beginning was the Word, and for me
That's where I find truth
The base of my life, the biggest part
I find myself searching, shopping, He says to me, “You may be confident now
But I see your heart's cart and it's empty.”
He fills the deepest voids painting a picture in my heart
The universe's only piece of art, that's perfect
Deniro Farrar heads the list of guest MCs on this BK Beats & Black Noi$e release by Crash Symbols & Potholes Music. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 25, 2014