A word misheard can lead to confusion. I was listening to a song I’ve heard many times before, only this time I heard something different. It was right about the end of work so on my drive home I spent my ride pondering about the differences in the lyrics, from what I had thought it to be, to what it was. I wondered if I had just miss heard the line this time, or if I had been wrong all along. When I got home I decided to look up the lyrics online. Now I will admit I have been wrong in the past about song lyrics. Why another song by the very same band I had confused the line “Music is the language of us all” with “music is the language of our soul” however I had only discovered this after I had looked up the lyrics. This time it seems I had mistaken again. I had thought the line was “it’s only light, she said, but we have lives to be free” when in reality it is “it’s only light, she said, but we are liars to be free”. This brings me to a small dilemma. Growing up we’re taught at a young age that lying has consequences, but then again so does everything, as we’re taught through physics, every action has an equal and opposite reaction, i.e. consequences. If the consequences for the truth are higher than the chances of getting caught in a lie wouldn’t it be self-preservation to do what is needed to continue surviving? I’ve been told before there is a time and a place for everything, perhaps that pertains to lying also. As with any tool though one must be careful using it, lies I’ve told in the past have caused people harm. But on the other hand the same can be said about truths. So in the end is it all the same? does it matter if you lie or tell the truth just as long as it’s a good story and no one gets hurt? as long as no one gets hurt..