From the recording Miles Apart, Standin' Still
Loud Don’t Make It True
“Loud Don’t Make It True” is about learning to be careful with certainty.
This song comes from a world where voices are always talking, scrolling past us, explaining, convincing, drawing lines, and telling us they have the truth figured out. Sometimes what they say sounds real enough on the surface. Sometimes it lands in a way that feels right. But feeling true and being true are not always the same thing.
At its heart, this song is not about claiming to have all the answers. It is about humility, discernment, and remembering that the loudest voice in the room is not always the honest one.
“Loud Don’t Make It True” is a song about misinformation, confidence, and the human need to hold on to something solid — with the reminder that some of the most dangerous lies are the ones we already want to hear.
— Lane Alan Dumser
Lyrics
Thumb just scrollin’ past midnight
Same face showin’ up again
Talkin’ like he’s got it right
Says he’s breakin’ it all down
Like nobody else can see
Got a million people listenin’
Hangin’ on every word he speaks
Looks real enough on the surface
Sounds good when it rolls
Got that way of makin’ you feel it
Somewhere down in your bones
Chorus
We’re all lookin’ for somethin’ solid
Somethin’ we can hold on to
Ain’t every voice that’s loud and certain
Pointin’ out what’s true
Verse 2
Buddy at the shop this mornin’
Swore that guy don’t ever miss
Said if you just pay attention
You’ll finally get what this all is
I just nodded, kept it movin’
Didn’t argue, didn’t fight
But I’ve seen that kind of confidence
Turn wrong into right
Looks real enough on the surface
Feels right when it lands
Got that way of drawin’ a line
In places you don’t understand
Chorus
We’re all lookin’ for somethin’ certain
Somethin’ we can hold on to
Ain’t every voice that’s loud and certain
Pointin’ out what’s true
Bridge
Ain’t always easy to spot it
When it’s dressed up clean and clear
Sometimes the best kind of lies
Are the ones you want to hear
I ain’t sayin’ I see different
I ain’t sayin’ I see through
Just know I’ve learned to be careful
With what I call the truth
Final Chorus
Looks real enough on the surface
Sounds good when it rolls
Got that way of makin’ you feel it
Somewhere down in your bones
We’re all lookin’ for somethin’ solid
Somethin’ we can hold on to
Ain’t every voice that’s loud and certain
Pointin’ out what’s true