The Sounds - Read On Lyrics

The tree of knowledge gave me death
So I pledge to never read again
The word was all splendor
Now it's just paper and a pen

You should defend the truth
Cause we only deal in absolutes
Seven days is seven days
No matter what Peter says

I breathe the meaning beyond fact check
Only to feel your tax on my head
The who and why became how and when
What you'll get and where you're gonna pay for it

Visiting in-laws at the request of my wife
They begged us to stay, so we stayed a few nights
Then a group of five came and passed her around a few times

I tried to read on

You should defend the truth
Cause we only deal in absolutes
Heaven's saved for the afraid
So I'll keep reading you