within reason

lay out the answers and the truth is seen
what's most desired is not the thing most known
we watch the yearly fading of the green

you play your parts and then pass from the scene
the normal given's not what is most shown
lay out the answers and the truth is seen

an honest explanation has no sheen
the prettiest flower is the one first blown
we watch the yearly fading of the green

what we call virtues others take for spleen
you seek plain words but find out they have flown
lay out the answers and the truth is seen

truth vanishes from places in between
the only thing that echoes is the stone
we watch the yearly fading of the green

you've never understood just what we mean
and for your crimes we all must now atone
lay out the answers and the truth is seen
we watch the yearly fading of the green