It started as a simple tune
A verse hummed around a fire
It travelled with its owner
Until it met a liar

The man took it as his own
And dressed it with his words
It travelled now on velvet voice
And they went across the world

Fame and wealth soon followed
For a tune no one could mimic
But the liar now twisted words
The tune strung by the lyrics

Twisted between poetry to attract
And lies meant to beguile
From his throat the tune refused to rise
But choked him on his bile