Was It A Lie?

Song is from All Hands on the Bad One CD/LP, which is available at Kill Rock Stars.
Official lyrics come with the album; I have modified them so that the lyrics posted here
reflect what I actually hear the band singing in the song.
Because that took me lots of time and effort, please do let me know
if you would like to use the lyrics I have posted here on your site.
Or even just reference my site on yours. Thanks!

the yard was cold and dark
the tracks were clearly marked
but she was tired, she didn't see
she was just out alone
she wasn't going home
she was going somewhere far away

the train was moving through
as we know the world has to do
everyone will say it was her fault
somewhere a camera (is) placed
inside this awful place
the accident is about to start

was it a lie? (2x)
did it fill your head?
did it entertain?
will you feel alive
at the end of it?

when the collision came
she died right away
her body flung almost sixty feet
and as she split in two
was she coming straight for you
and do you have a camera for a face?
was she your TV show
Was she your video
a woman's pain never private, always seen
I want to close my eyes
I want to cut the wires
I want a day not made for you to see

was it a lie? (2x)
did it fill your head?
did it entertain?
will you feel alive
at the end of it?

when you play it back to me
it feels more like a parody
and that's all I will ever be
that's all I will ever be

I really don't care about it
(you broadcast it in 50 states)
I dont care if it's cold
(looped her death on the internet)
I really want to be
(and a woman's life got cheaper that day)
the prettiest wreck you've seen
(a woman's life got cheaper that day)

did it fill your head?
did it entertain?
will you feel alive
at the end of it?

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