Is It True?
When your plans are laid
When the cards are played
When the moment comes
When your work is done
Is it true you have a secret?
Is it true you cannot keep it?
Is it true you might deceive me?
Is it true you’re gonna leave me?
Well I broke all my own rules
Broke them all for you
Now I feel like such a fool
You always keep me guessing
Keep me guessing
When the plot’s unveiled
When the ship has sailed
When the trap has sprung
When your work is done
Is it true you have a secret?
Is it true you cannot keep it?
Is it true you might deceive me?
Is it true you’re gonna leave me?
Well I broke all my own rules
Broke them all for you
Now I feel like such a fool
You always keep me guessing
Keep me guessing
All the hallmarks of your handicraft
Intoxicated, I was blind
Under cover of a sultry laugh
You slip away into the night
Is it true you have a secret?
Is it true you cannot keep it?
Is it true you might deceive me?
Is it true you’re gonna leave me?
Well I broke all my own rules
Broke them all for you
Now I feel like such a fool
What am I to do?
Cos I broke all my own rules
Broke them all for you
Now I feel like such a fool
You always keep me guessing
Keep me guessing
Is it true?
Song Notes
The track was performed live for the first time at the Swedish American Hall in San Francisco on September 22nd, 2018.
In a 2018 interview when asked about the meaning of the line “I broke all my own rules”, Tim said:
It could be open to a lot of things. Letting yourself be open would be a way, or if you feel like a certain person might be bad for you but you get into a relationship with them anyway. It could be that kind of situation.