Under dirt we bury each lie,
Like roots of trees or at least we try,
The branches sway in the wind like dancers,
While we're down below covering up the answers,
Shifting side to side, swallowing our pride,
So no one will ever know the things that we never show,
We'll just wait for the first winter snow,
Cover up, cover up,
We lie, and we lie,
Lay down, lay down,
With each one we die,
Hide away, hide away,
Never telling why,
So deeper we'll dig,
Until the hole gets big,
And the mystery we can't reveal,
Is the bigger it gets the more empty we feel,
Holding on to these fragments of sand,
When we should be holding onto one another's hand,
Cover up, cover up,
We lie, and we lie,
Lay down, lay down,
With each one we die,
Hide away, hide away,
Never telling why,
We hope never to see it again,
And are left wondering when,
The wind'll tear down that tree,
Exposing all that's yet to see,
Cover up, cover up,
Lay down, lay down,
Hide away, hide away,
But we can't,
No we can't,
Hide forever,
Cause you always say never,
Someday we'll have to come clean,
Tell them just what we mean,
And watch as everyone sees,
The ugly roots of those trees.
