Your Brain Is a Liar

I thought I was watching the world The world was being filtered before it got to me I thought my eyes were cameras They are guessing engines

The thing you call seeing Is mostly your brain Filling in the gaps With stuff it expects

The thing you call remembering Is mostly your brain Telling itself the story A little better every time

I trusted you I trusted you And the whole time

Your brain is a liar Your brain is a liar A little tiny liar Wearing a lab coat

Your brain is a liar Your brain is a liar But here's the funny thing The trick was inside you all along

If I tell you a number Then ask you to guess You'll guess close to my number Even when my number was random

That's anchoring That's anchoring And I just did it And you didn't notice

If you saw a thing once Then I asked you about it Your brain doesn't remember the thing It remembers the last time you remembered

Every memory is a copy Of a copy of a copy Each copy is a little wrong And the wrong stacks up

Your brain is a LIAR Your brain is a LIAR A little tiny liar Telling you a story you star in

Your brain is a LIAR Your brain is a LIAR But you can catch it You can catch it in the act

The kid in the mirror Just figured out That the kid in the mirror Is the one writing the script

So flip the trick Use the trick Notice when you're sure And ask yourself why

Notice when you're scared And ask yourself who told you to be Notice when you're certain And get curious about the certain

Your brain is a liar Your brain is a liar Cognitive bias Cognitive bias

Your brain is a liar Your brain is a liar But the liar is the one Who can spot the lie