lyrics

You had something to hide
Should have hidden it, shouldn't you?
Now you're not satisfied
With what you're being put through

It's just time to pay the price
For not listening to advice
And deciding in your youth
On the policy of truth

Things could be so different now
It used to be so civilized
You will always wonder how
It could have been if you'd only lied

It's too late to change events
It's time to face the consequence
For delivering the proof
In the policy of truth

Never again is what you swore
The time before
Never again is what you swore
The time before

Now you're standing there tongue-tied
You'd better learn your lesson well
Hide what you have to hide
And tell what you have to tell

You'll see your problems multiplied
If you continually decide
To faithfully pursue
The policy of truth

Never again is what you swore
The time before
Never again is what you swore
The time before

Never again is what you swore
The time before
Never again is what you swore
The time before
Never again is what you swore
The time before
Never again is what you swore
The time before
Never again is what you swore
The time before
Never again is what you swore
The time before

even in their youth Silver had a strong sense of fairness and justice, and was naturally was very forward and truthful even when the truth was not to their advantage.
they swiftly learned the consequences of this, growing up in an incredibly abusive and neglectful household. though they tried their hardest to retain their sense of morality and fairness by continuing to be honest the consequences of such eventually became so horrendous they were forced to learn to lie, to be silent, to exercise wariness and scrutiny in who they told what.

if nothing else, as a silver lining their intense discernment for who to tell the truth to when became incredibly important during some of the incredibly harrowing things they faced as an adult, when multiple times the lives of many innocent people rested on their ability to answer questions casually but carefully in a way that hid the truth, and when to say which things and how to say them.
despite these events, they still privately lament living in a world that forced them to learn such a skill and under such intense pressure; they long to live in a time where they can speak gently and freely without punishment, cruelty, or lives hanging in the balance.

every set of lyrics of this song i feel articulates well the pain of being forced against your will to learn to be silent and to lie when you wish you didn't have to, that you long to live in a world where your honesty can reflect your sense of fairness and justice. repeatedly telling the truth hoping the outcome will be different when it never is, swearing one day to never tell the truth again then the next wanting to try one more time just to see if things will be different, the pain of regret stinging all the more when you were wrong yet again. eventually being forced to admit defeat, living always choosing your words very carefully and not revealing your hand unless necessary, all the while resenting the cruelty of the world that forced you into doing this.