Aesop Rock - Speak Truth lyrics

[Intro] Yeah, Yeah Sand Salvador, El Salvador Speak truth You know you gotta speak truth Don't speak, unless you speaking truth [Verse 1: Homeboy Sandman] Speak truth when it's not easy Speak truth when it's gonna hurt Speak truth when they gon' look at you strange Speak truth anyway, speak truth all the same Speak truth as your favourite past-time Hey-yo, speak truth even when it's different from last time Speak truth if it makes people leave They may not even know it but truth's what they need If you seek truth, you gotta speak truth Pretty truth, bleak truth, bitter truth, sweet truth If you bullsh**, then it's see-through But if you speak truth, you don't need proof Speak truth any type mood, [?] Speak truth even when you don't think it's the right move Speak truth 'stead of cowering, it's empowering. (Ye) [Hook] Truuu-uu-uuuthh, truuu-uu-uuuthh, truuu-uu-uuuthh, uuu-uuuutthhhh [x2] [Verse 2: Homeboy Sandman] The truth has gotta see the light of day As soon as you know it, speak truth right away In this reality it might seem out of place That's only because this reality's so out of shape Speak with honesty I know that it's cliche to say the truth shall set you free, but it will Speak truth, keep it real No excuse, speak truth, we can build If you ain't got nothing nice to say, lots of times it's best to say nothing But if you gonna say something, speak truth There's no need to waste time tryna' be cute If you scared speak truth anyway Everything gon' work out in some bug crazy way Or some magic type sh** like 'poof' That's the reason why you always gotta speak truth [Hook] [Verse 3: Homeboy Sandman] When you gotta come clean speak truth When you get a hard question speak truth When you think it's gonna make her split speak truth When they not gon' understand speak truth There's some people you can't really speak truth to It's not useful Speaking truth still goes very far Speak truth, it will help you find out who they are (Ye) So you can dead 'em If you can't speak truth to 'em, forget 'em. (Let 'em go) Don't wait If they can't speak truth then they just dead weight Lame ducks Speak truth, it's nothing to be ashamed of Speak truth instead of some sh** that's made up One [Hook]