All that I ever knew

Recent lyrics seem to have one main topic–lies and lying. The internet era has made gaining knowledge easier and faster, just seconds, but spreading lies is equally easier and faster. ” A lie will be halfway round the world while the truth is still putting its boots on”. (Mark Twain, but disputed). Liars have a secret weapon–tell people want they want to hear, confirm bias and prejudice, exaggerate fears, build an imaginary strawman who is the enemy, then pretend only they, the liar, has the nous to see this strawman, and the bravery to take it on–“Im standing in its way”. People fall for it in their millions. We adapt another quote from Mark Twain-” The truth has no defence against a fool who is determined to believe a lie”.