A Truer Word Spoken

I told you a lie
Wanted to make you smile
Not the kind of lie
Backed up by facts on file
Just a bit of dishonesty
All part of the act

If you say you adore me
Am I supposed to say I do not?
If you say you want to know me
Would it suffice to say I cannot?
Commited to the play
An actor astray

Entertainment of the heart
Easily tear us apart
Everflowing blanket of pain
Cover up all that remains
Just a fair word in your ear
Sleep tight my dear