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| − | + | Truth kills everybody and lies can lead your mind into | |
Open doors protect nobody | Open doors protect nobody | ||
Once inside you can't get through | Once inside you can't get through | ||
| − | Eyes are closed like cameras, shutting out | + | Eyes are closed like cameras, shutting out important light |
What you really risk is only what you know by sight | What you really risk is only what you know by sight | ||
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Hiding from the mountains and the mountains hiding you | Hiding from the mountains and the mountains hiding you | ||
| − | Burning burning, burning | + | Burning burning, burning suns will only glass you |
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| − | Eyes are closed like cameras, shutting out | + | Eyes are closed like cameras, shutting out important light |
What you really risk is only what you know by sight | What you really risk is only what you know by sight | ||
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Take a look at my new toy | Take a look at my new toy | ||
| − | It will blow | + | It will blow your head in two oh boy |
| − | It will take you down | + | It will take you down a peg or two |
| − | Truths kills everybody and lies can | + | Truths kills everybody and lies can lead your mind into |
Open doors protect nobody | Open doors protect nobody | ||
Once inside you can't get through | Once inside you can't get through | ||
| − | Eyes are closed like cameras, shutting out | + | Eyes are closed like cameras, shutting out important light |
What you really risk is only what you know by sight | What you really risk is only what you know by sight | ||
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Hiding from the mountains and the mountains hiding you | Hiding from the mountains and the mountains hiding you | ||
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What you really risk is only what you know by sight | What you really risk is only what you know by sight | ||
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=External links= | =External links= | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:32, 4 January 2025
| "Truth Kills" | |
|---|---|
| Recorded by Last Exit | |
| Released: | 1975 |
| Recorded: | 1975 |
| Length: | 4:41 |
| Album(s): | First From Last Exit... |
| Label(s): | Wudwink |
| Writer(s): | Sting |
| Producer(s): | David Wood |
| Studio(s): | Impulse Studios |
| Released as single? | NO |
"Truth Kills" is a song written by Sting and recorded by Last Exit in 1975.
Contents
About the song
Ted Hughes' poem "Truth Kills Everybody" was the inspiration for this song.
Personnel
Release History
Albums
"Truth Kills" appears on the following album releases (please see links for further details on each title):
| Cover art | Album title | Catalog no. | Release country | Format | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
First From Last Exit... | WUD/C/101 | UK | Cassette | 1975-MM-DD |
Lyrics
Truth kills everybody and lies can lead your mind into Open doors protect nobody Once inside you can't get through Eyes are closed like cameras, shutting out important light What you really risk is only what you know by sight Truth kills Truth kills Hiding from the mountains and the mountains hiding you Burning burning, burning suns will only glass you Eyes are closed like cameras, shutting out important light What you really risk is only what you know by sight Truth kills Truth kills Take a look at my new toy It will blow your head in two oh boy It will take you down a peg or two Truths kills everybody and lies can lead your mind into Open doors protect nobody Once inside you can't get through Eyes are closed like cameras, shutting out important light What you really risk is only what you know by sight Truth kills Truth kills Hiding from the mountains and the mountains hiding you Burning burning, burning suns wil only glass you Eyes are closed like cameras, shutting out important light What you really risk is only what you know by sight Truth kills Truth kills
Quotations and trivia
This section needs more information.
Alternative and cover versions
The song would later be used for The Police's Truth Hits Everybody. Stewart Copeland suggested to change "kills" into "hits" as he thought the truth hitting you would be a more positive thing.
See also
This section needs more information.
External links
References
source: First From Last Exit..., stingme.dk, Stewart Copeland
