"Portraits" lyrics

I can tell the truth
All I want to tell is the truth
I hope someday to capture people
As they are
I can make things change
I believe it's possible to change
They only have to want to change, to see
To recognize how far we have to go

People have to see, I could help them know
Through a picture of a person in a far-off land
Through showing that the world is more than where we stand
Through sharing though the task at hand is more than what we planned

If they see a face
Not a portrait, just a face
Then they'll want to help
Then they'll want to heal
I can make it real

But all they want is portraits
And all I want is truth
People have to know, I can make things change
If I tell the truth
You, you are the truth

Through a picture of a person in a far-off land
Through showing that the world is more than where we stand
Through sharing what we have to share is more than what we planned
So much more

You are a terribly real thing
In a terribly false world
And that I believe is why you are in
Such pain