socrates

You heard of honest Socrates ■ The man who never lied ■ They weren't so grateful as you'd think ■ Instead the rulers fixed to have him tried ■ And handed him the poisoned drink ■ How honest was the people's noble son ■ The world however did not wait ■ But soon observed what followed on ■ It's honesty that brought him to that state ■ How fortunate the man with none

(Dead Can Dance, How fortunate the man with none, Into the Labyrinth, 1993)