Mentira

by Manu Chao

It says lies
It gives lies
It makes lies
It gives lies
The lie

Lie, the lies
Lie, the truth
It cooks lies
Under the darkness
Mentira, mentira, la mentira

Lie, the love
Lie, the taste
Lie, that it is the boss
Lie, command
Mentira, mentira, la mentira

Lie, the sadness
When it begins
Lies that don’t go
Mentira, mentira, la mentira

Lie that doesn’t erase
Lie that doesn’t forget
Lie, the lie

Lies when it arrives
Lies never go
Lie, the lies
Lie, the truth

Everything is a lie in this world
Everything is a lie, the truth
Everything is a lie, I said to myself
Everything is a lie. Why is it so?