The Telltales
 

Beauty In You

Mark it down upon the page
Height and weight and signs of age
Worth in terms of things you’ve done
Leave out all the love you’ve won
There’s no place for that here
This is a court of fear

The crowd will cry when verdict falls
“There is no justice here at all”

But I’ll be your eyes
When the mirror lies
I see you straight and so true
I’ll raise my hand on the witness stand
And swear to the beauty in you

Sit in judgment upon yourself
Clemency’s for someone else
A strange breed of hypocrisy
That never made much sense to me
But sense has no place here
This is court of fear

The crowd will gasp “The noose, the chair”
And only you will think it fair

But I’ll be your eyes
When the mirror lies
I see you straight and so true
I’ll raise my hand on the witness stand
And swear to the beauty in you

The crowd will cry when verdict falls
“There is no justice here at all”

But I’ll be your eyes
When the mirror lies
I’ll call the truth in defence
I’ll raise my hand on the witness stand
Appealing to you on the bench

Yes I’ll be your eyes
When the mirror lies
I see you straight and so true
I’ll raise my hand on the witness stand
And swear to the beauty in you


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Recording and Mixing: Steve Shipley, Lemon Studios, 2007. Produced by The Telltales and Steve Shipley. Mastering: William Bowden, King Willy Sound. All recordings ©2007 Toby Roberts, Will Belford, Steve Shipley, Neil Rankin. Written works (lyrics and music) tracks 1 and 2 ©2006 Roxie Music. Written works (lyrics and music) all other tracks ©2004-2007 Toby Roberts.