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Chorus.

 And there's a conspiracy theory that man can fly,

 But then when you're near me, you start to wonder why,

 That there are codes and secrets, there are truths and lies,

 Well just look a bit closer then you start to realise.

Verse 1.

And I say,

I looked out to the moon,

Says we'll get their soon.

Man starts laughing, says we already have.

Well could you tell me sir what's blowing that flag?

Bridge To Chorus.

 And I say, the truth's whatever you believe,

The truths whatever you perceive, yeah...

Chorus.

 And there's a conspiracy theory that man can fly,

 But then when you're near me, you start to wonder why,

 That there are codes and secrets, there are truths and lies,

 Well just look a bit closer then you start to realise.

Verse 2.

And I say,

I looked out to the lochs,

Yeah they swear it, the Scotts,

It's just a hoax, it's just a way to make some cash.

But in that second Franky's monster made a splash.

Bridge To Chorus.

 And I say, the truth's whatever you believe,

The truths whatever you perceive, yeah...

Chorus.

 And there's a conspiracy theory that man can fly,

 But then when you're near me, you start to wonder why,

 That there are codes and secrets, there are truths and lies,

 Well just look a bit closer then you start to realise.

Verse 3.

And I say,

I looked out to the stars,

I saw Venus, I saw Mars,

Starts to wonder if ther's more to life than home,

And it is possible that we're out her all alone.

Bridge To Chorus.

 And I say, the truth's whatever you believe,

The truths whatever you perceive, yeah...

Chorus.

 And there's a conspiracy theory that man can fly,

 But then when you're near me, you start to wonder why,

 That there are codes and secrets, there are truths and lies,

 Well just look a bit closer then you start to realise.

Verse 4.

And I say,

There’s a story, an ode,

Dan Brown's “Da Vinci Code”,

It caused a mess, it caused a flurry, caused a stir,

But in the end it's just a story to be heard.

Bridge To Chorus.

 And I say, the truth's whatever you believe,

The truths whatever you perceive, yeah...

Chorus.

 And there's a conspiracy theory that man can fly,

 But then when you're near me, you start to wonder why,

 That there are codes and secrets, there are truths and lies,

 Well just look a bit closer then you start to realise.

Bridge.

I saw Elvis just the other day,

 And he gave me his number but yeah I threw it away,

 And now they think I'm crazy that I'm going insane,

 But tell me, why is his name spelt different on his grave.

Chorus.

 And there's a conspiracy theory that man can fly,

 But then when you're near me, you start to wonder why,

 That there are codes and secrets, there are truths and lies,

 Well just look a bit closer then you start to realise.

"Conspiracy Theory" from Matt Tyler's "Dead Flowers By Midnight" album (2007).