What Lies Ahead - Peter Hammill

Deface, devalue

Delete, defer, downgrade…

Underplaying expectations

Has become my stock in trade

The excuses growing weaker

Final settlement is due

We’ve all come here in search of transparency

Hoping only to see this through

Making light of the work we shouldered

While remaining in the dark

About the energy we’ve expended

In maintaining the vital spark

Keeping alive the vital spark

Something’s best left unsaid

No telling what lies ahead

You’ll experience some slight discomfort

You might feel a small, sharp scratch

Further side effects are most unlikely

And any damage can be patched…

But every cure comes with a catch

Let’s leave the truth unsaid

About all those lies ahead