| Half-Truism | |
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| First Released | Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace |
| Recorded | Plantation Mixing and Recording, Haiku, Hawaii, D-13 Studio, Huntington Beach, California, and Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California |
| Length | 3:25 |
| Singer/Guitarist | Dexter Holland |
| Guitarist | Noodles |
| Bassist | Greg K. |
| Drummer | Josh Freese |
| Produced by | Bob Rock |
"Half-Truism" is the first track on The Offspring's 2008 eighth album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace.
Chart performance
"Half-Truism" was released as a single in 2009, and was the fourth and last one to promote Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace. The song peaked at #30 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and #21 on the Modern Rock Tracks.
Lyrics
One is for envy
And one just for spite
The cuts in my heart
They show in your eyes
Don't make it better
The twisting knife
Turns all by itself
Move on to someone else
Your self-liberation
Will leave this behind
Beyond slings and arrows
That rain on our minds
You'll make it better
Shake it off
It never mattered anyway
If we don't make it alive
Well it's a hell of a good day to die
All our light that shines strong
Only lasts for so long
And it's ashes to ashes again
Should we even try to pretend?
All our light that shines strong
Only lasts for so long
The banner you're waving
Is burning and red
It's blocking the sunlight
That shines overhead
You against the world
Diamonds and pearls
Voices inside you churn
Watch the city burn
Your own liberation
Will leave them behind
All the slings and arrows
That rain on your mind
Don't make it better
Break it cause
It never mattered anyway
