“My truth” is an expression that
Has raised some grave suspicions
For how in truth can we seek truth
Without fixed definitions
Some words have been evolving
Receiving brand new brandings
Trading crystal clarity
For grim misunderstandings
No matter what your politics
No matter what your leanings
I think that we can all agree
That words have certain meanings
I’ll say this phrase a hundred times
Until it’s understood
“Bipartisan” has never been
A synonym for “good”
And open up your Webster’s
If you want to check
An omnibus was once a “bus”
But now it means “a wreck”
Yes, many words have really changed
I hardly can believe it
“Negotiate” now clearly means
“Here, take it, pal, or leave it”
Lawyers knew their legal terms
From Common Law and Case Lit
A wall was once a barrier
But now it’s just a bracelet
Botanists were all agreed
On Kingdom, Class and Phylum
But no one now can say for sure
The meaning of asylum
This crisis in vocabulary
Needs some introspection
Could my vote next December
Be defined as “insurrection”?
