Intro  

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 Verse I  

I know what I think 

But I don’t know what to say
It hurts you either way 

Hope it’s worth it someday 

I cannot acquiesce and I will not subscribe

But craving fire leaves your throat real dry

Writing in the dust as if you found a revelation 

 Chorus 

O Philosopher

There’s a speck in your eye and a log in my own  

O Philosopher 

Lying is poison don’t drink from that cup

Truth is a scalpel but I can’t make the cut 

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 Verse II 

Each lyric has to be a revelation 

Every melody profound

The truth without a flag

Creates a complicated sound

Boiling it all down to get one drop 

one cohesive thought and it’s all I’ve got 

Choking on a smoke screen of your own creation

 Chorus 

O Philosopher

There’s a speck in your eye and a log in my own  

O Philosopher 

Lying is poison don’t drink from that cup

Truth is a scalpel but I can’t make the cut 

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 Bridge 

I’ve got no fuel for fire

Can’t fulfil your desire 

I cannot play this game

I am the one to blame 

And she’s not coming home 

She wonders where is home 

Could you have guessed 

that I loved her 

 Chorus 

O Philosopher

There’s a speck in your eye and a log in my own  

O Philosopher 

Lying is poison don’t drink from that cup

Truth is a scalpel but I can’t make the cut 

Silence leaves scars that I should have stitched up 

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 O Philosopher pairs anthemic pop, ukulele and stacked harmonies with introspective lyrics that explore the tension between conviction and compassion, ego and humility. 

Anyone can fall prey to the fine art of being very convinced and very wrong. It’s easy to philosophise, hard to accept truth that makes us uncomfortable, and harder still to deliver it with love. 

 O Philosopher acknowledges that humility and grace are needed; we’ve all been wrong before. It’s a song of self-reflection, love and truth, all wrapped in a hook that’s as singable as it is thought-provoking. 

 From LILLI 

“O Philosopher is one of the most personal and vulnerable songs that I’ve written. It was born out of the tension I feel when loving people deeply, when division rises and faith becomes costly. There’s the risk of hurting someone by saying too much, and the quiet ache of saying nothing at all. 

This song is my acknowledgement that I don’t handle this tension perfectly. I get it wrong often. Love isn’t blind confirmation, nor is truth brutal correction. This is my attempt to hold both with humility, knowing that truth heals best with grace." 

 2 Timothy 2:24-26 

A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people. Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. 

Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth. Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil’s trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants. 

 Matthew 7:3-5 3 

“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 

 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 

You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.