Redemption

Everyone loves a comeback tale But your face can tip the scale It's not just 'bout what you've done It's how you're seen when the show's begun A killer with a perfect face Gets forgiven with a touch of grace But the one who's rough around the edges Is pushed aside, held to the ledge It's all a game of perception We all crave redemption It's true that life ain't fair We cancel, we don't care We paint our world with shades of lies We choose the villains and the saints But no one's pure in the brightest light (We are, we are) a bunch of hypocrites Just 'cause you look good in their eyes Doesn't mean you don't wear a disguise (We are, we are) hypocrites in different ways Some people get a second chance While others never get the glance It's not about what's right or wrong It's the narrative that plays along The kind one might have secrets too The villains got us off the view But it's easier to live in black and white Than face the gray within the fight It's all a game of perception We all crave redemption It's true that life ain't fair We cancel, we don't care We paint our world with shades of lies Trading justice for alibis We choose the villains and the saints But no one's pure in the brightest light (We are, we are) a bunch of hypocrites Just 'cause you look good in their eyes Doesn't mean you don't wear a disguise (We are, we are) hypocrites in different ways Who gets to rewrite their story? Who falls and who gets glory? (Not me!) Who gets to rewrite their story? (Not me!) Who falls and who gets glory? (Not me!) Who gets to rewrite their story? (Not me!) Who falls and who gets glory? (Not me!) We choose the villains and the saints But no one's pure in the brightest light We are (we are), we are (we are) A bunch of hypocrites Just 'cause you look good in their eyes Doesn't mean you don't wear a disguise We are (we are), we are (we are) Hypocrites in different ways