Bias from Truth by Michael McAuley

“Bias isn’t just in the world around us, it’s in the way we see each other.”

“Bias” is a powerful reflection on the ways our minds filter reality, shaping not just what we see, but what we believe to be true. Through evocative lyrics and layered storytelling, the track challenges listeners to confront their own perceptions—how biases, fears, and illusions distort the way we engage with each other and the world. At its core, the song isn’t about having the right answers but about honoring our shared humanity and experiences. With a mix of thought-provoking verses and a driving refrain that pleads for authenticity over certainty, “Bias” invites us to pause, question, and ultimately connect beyond the illusions. It’s a song that asks: if reality is always filtered, then what really matters is how we choose to believe and how we choose to see each other.

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12.	Bias	4:10

Lyrics

What do you think
What do you know
What can you see
From your seat in the show

Are the walls you imagine
The Lines that divide
Just tricks of the perception
Tricking your mind

We believe what comes first
We remember the last
We fear for the future
We revere a false past

I like things the same,
I don’t want to change,
I follow the status-quo
I want to have norms,
I want to fit in,
I just want to go with the flow
I like to agree
I follow for more
I stick with the devil i know
I imagine patterns
In what I see
Believing the world is a show

Don’t tell me you know
Don’t tell me it’s so
Just tell me you feel you believe
Don’t tell me I’m wrong
Don’t tell me I'm right
Just tell me you think that you see
Don’t tell me I can
Don’t tell me I can’t
Just let me pretend that I’m free

Our biased eyes
Scan feeds of lies
Filtering what is received

Silos we build
Constructing what’s real
Choosing the truth we believe

Enthralled by the show
Pretending we know
Our minds cannot really see

The Shadows that play
On the bars of our cage
Promising that we are free

Don’t tell me you know
Don’t tell me it’s so
Just tell me you feel you believe

Don’t tell me I’m wrong
Don’t tell me I'm right
Just tell me you think that you see

Don’t tell me I can
Don’t tell me I can’t
Just let me pretend that I’m free

Racism, Sexism, stereotypes
Excuses of hate that divide
The Us and them illusions
Delusions all built upon lies

The biased choices
The biased choose
With biased minds
And biased views

Don’t tell me you know
Don’t tell me it’s so
Just tell me you feel you believe

Don’t tell me I’m wrong
Don’t tell me I'm right
Just tell me you think that you see

Don’t tell me I can
Don’t tell me I can’t
Just let me pretend that I’m free

If Nothing you see is true
If Nothing you know is complete
If Nothing you think is unfiltered
If Nothing in life is that neat

When
All that we have is belief
And
All that we know is we should
When
All that we want is each other
Then
All that we need is the good

Don’t tell me you know
Don’t tell me it’s so
Just tell me you feel you believe

Don’t tell me I’m wrong
Don’t tell me I'm right
Just tell me you think that you see

Don’t tell me I can
Don’t tell me I can’t
Just let me pretend that I’m free

Credits

from Truth, released May 16, 2025
Michael McAuley

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