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Father of Lies

TemptationTruthSpiritual WarfareDeception

“Father of Lies” traces the enemy’s oldest playbook from opening question to final unmasking. It begins with a small, reasonable-sounding doubt (“did God really say”), moves through disguise (“he’ll quote you scripture, he’ll wear a crown... an angel of light till the mask falls down”), and names the source directly (“there’s no truth in the enemy”). The song then turns from diagnosis to answer: grace already paid the debt accusation tries to reopen, the roaring lion is loud but already chained, and the cross already settled the score in a public, decisive victory. It closes on settled confidence — “I know the truth, and I know it’s mine” — truth held not as borrowed information but as something possessed through belonging to the One who is the truth.

"When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."
John 8:44

A song for the road you're on.

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Lyrics

Father of Lies
Dirt Road Gospel Music
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[Verse 1]
He came dressed up in evening light
Twisting the truth to make it sound right
"Did God really say" — that's how it starts
A question wrapped tight around your heart

[Verse 2]
He'll quote you scripture, he'll wear a crown
An angel of light till the mask falls down
He won't come swinging, he comes in slow
Whispers what you want before you know

[Chorus]
He's a liar, he's a liar
Been one since the start
Father of lies with a poison art
There's no truth in the enemy

[Post-Chorus]
Liar, liar — I see you now
Liar, liar — you're going down

[Verse 3]
He's the accuser standing at the gate
Naming your sin, calling it too late
But grace already paid what you owe
He's selling shame on a truth he don't know

[Chorus]
He's a liar, he's a liar
Been one since the start
Father of lies with a poison art
There's no truth in the enemy

[Bridge]
Roaring lion, but he's already chained
Circling round like his kingdom remained
The cross already settled the score
Every lie he tells, Christ has an answer for

[Final Chorus]
He's a liar, he's a liar
Been one since the start
Father of lies with a poison art
There's no truth in the enemy

[Outro]
He's a liar... he's a liar...
But I know the truth, and I know it's mine