The Offspring - Half-Truism Lyrics

One is for envy
And one just for spite
The cuts in my heart
They show in your eyes

Don't make it better
The twisting knife
Turns all by itself
On to someone else

Your self-liberation
Will leave this behind
Beyond slings and arrows
That rain on our minds
You'll make it better, shake it off
It never mattered anyway

If we don't make it alive
Well, it's a hell of a good day to die
All our light that shines strong
Only lasts for so long

And it's ashes to ashes again
Should we even try to pretend?
All our light that shines strong
Only lasts for so long

The banner you're waving
Is burning and red
It's blocking the sunlight
That shines overhead

You against the world
Diamonds and pearls
Voices inside you churn
Watch the city burn

Your own liberation
Will leave them behind
All the slings and arrows
That rain on your mind
Don't make it better, break it 'cause
It never mattered anyway

If we don't make it alive
Well, it's a hell of a good day to die
All our light that shines strong
Only lasts for so long

And it's ashes to ashes again
Should we even try to pretend?
All our light that shines strong
Only lasts for so long

I won't come down
The banner you're waving
Is burning and red
You against the world
Diamonds and pearls
It never mattered, mattered, mattered anyway

If we don't make it alive
Well, it's a hell of a good day to die
All our light that shines strong
Only lasts for so long

And it's ashes to ashes again
Should we even try to pretend?
All our light that shines strong
Only lasts for so long
All our light that shines strong
Only lasts for so long

• Anonymous

  Hell, I'm 47 and I think they are frickin' awesome! This is one of my favorite songs ever!

• Anonymous

  Yeah for real; The offspring have seem to somehow fall through the cracks of the media and have suffered from it. I've enjoyed em when i was like 10 and still do at 20; hopefully i can rock out to em when im at 30.

• Anonymous

  Agreed they have been kicking ass for a long time! They have been getting better this age like Green Day.

• Anonymous

  goddamn this song is frickin' awesome! These guys were the bomb 15 years ago and are better than ever today.