If you search for tenderness
It isn't hard to find
You can have the love you need to live
But if you look for truthfulness
You might just as well be blind
It always seems to be so hard to give
Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you
I can always find someone
To say they sympathize
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve
But I don't want some pretty face
To tell me pretty lies
All I want is someone to believe
Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you
I can find a lover
I can find a friend
I can have security
Until the bitter end
Anyone can comfort me
With promises again
I know, I know
When I'm deep inside of me
Don't be too concerned
I won't ask for nothin' while I'm gone
But when I want sincerity
Tell me where else can I turn
Because you're the one that I depend upon
Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you
[ Romaji ]
優しさや同情は溢れているけれど、真実の誠実さを見つけることがどれほど困難で孤独なことかを鋭く問いかけてきました。甘い嘘に逃げるのではなく、たとえ傷つくとしても本当の言葉を交わしたいという切実な願いが胸に迫ります。誰もが自分を偽って生きる世界で、唯一信頼できる相手に真実を求める姿は、寂しさと気高さが同居していました。安易な慰めを拒絶し、魂の誠実さを追求する一途な姿勢が、聴く者の良心を揺さぶります。
