《I used to be a bad liar》

I used to be a bad liar
Telling others: "I don't need you anymore"
While whispering to myself:
"They would never hurt me"

Necessary lies
Were sweet poison I drank like wine.
Drowned in honeyed hallucinations.
That thornbird who once sang in flames
Now danced in neon-lit delirium
Forgetting its wings were forged in fire

I used to be a bad liar
Terrified of mirrors where truth resided
Those shattered eyes would always
Shatter my porcelain mask
With one silent glance

Their echoes haunted my sleep:
Still broken
Still aching
Still begging for love with bleeding hands
Your tragic comedy
Enacted by a drowning ghost

But hush, my dear
Can you see?
Moonlight is weaving silver onto waves
Ancient whales are singing up from the deep
Carrying star-dusted prophecies

I always knew I'd awaken
And now—
I'm breathing in the dawn.

#imaginedragons #badliar