Dreams, hard work, equality, kindness - supported by these ideals, people push others down and end up hurting themselves. These are the "beautiful lies" everyone is taught at least once. An English adaptation of the grunge rock song "Beautiful Lies", exploring the contradictions of human nature caught between ideals and reality. --- "Beautiful Lies" Lyric: KISHI It was a story from long ago "Everyone can be number one" That beautiful lie we learned back then Then came the war to belong "Together we'll all make it through" Another beautiful lie came through But reality kept breaking us down Like a silent game of chairs, no sound Your hand beside me kept me warm It felt so kind, it kept me safe Yet in the moment you pushed me down You wore the sweetest, brightest smile Covered in glitter, plated gold Inside this world so cold, so cold Raised by morals twisted and cruel We hide behind fake plastic smiles Wearing perfume that smells like rust In this world corroded by distrust Among the crowd that looks away Holding hearts too weak to break away Still walking between truth and lies It's also a story far too near "Winning or losing don't matter here" That beautiful lie we all were fed Then I kept painting over it instead "We'll rise as one and all succeed" Spreading beautiful lies like seeds Before I knew it, I was dancing Inside survival, always spinning Even warmth that reached for me Turned into hands that crushed someone Only when I dragged them under A smile was laughing deep inside The plated lies won't peel away In this world consumed each day Telling myself it's all to survive Stealing became the only way of life The smell of rust will never fade In this world drowning in the shade My broken face in shattered glass The face of someone beyond saving now Still lost between the truth and lies If I work hard, will dreams come true? If I believe, will I break through? Donations vanished, lost somewhere Empty cries of saving earth Come take my hand and smile again With hands stained deep by beautiful lies Seeds are sown with beautiful lies In this world that never dies Flowers bloom from beautiful lies Never knowing they were deceived Still spreading beautiful lies again Soaked in all those beautiful lies In this world that's breaking down Hearts are screaming without a sound We push others down, pretend not to see Tomorrow beautiful lies will bloom No escape from this... No escape from this...