Liar

Album: Weight (1994)
Charted: 27
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  • You think you're gonna live your life alone
    In darkness
    And seclusion
    Yeah I know
    You've been out there
    Tried to mix with those animals
    And it just left you full of humiliated confusion
    So you stagger back home
    And wait for nothing
    But the solitary refinement of your room spits you back out onto the street
    And now you're desperate
    And in need of human contact
    And then
    You meet me
    And you whole world changes
    Because everything I say is everything you've ever wanted to hear
    So you drop all your defenses and you drop all your fears
    And you trust me completely
    I'm perfect
    In every way
    Cause I make you feel so strong and so powerful inside
    You feel so lucky
    But your ego obscures reality
    And you never bother to wonder why
    Things are going so well
    You want to know why?

    'Cause I'm a liar
    Yeah I'm a liar
    I'll tear your mind out
    I'll burn your soul
    I'll turn you into me
    I'll turn you into me
    'Cause I'm a liar, a liar
    A liar, a liar

    I'll hide behind a smile
    And understanding eyes
    And I'll tell you things that you already know
    So you can say
    I really identify with you, so much
    And all the time that you're needing me
    Is just the time that I'm bleeding you
    Don't you get it yet?
    I'll come to you like an affliction
    And I'll leave you like an addiction
    You'll never forget me
    You want to know why?
    'Cause I'm a liar
    Yeah I'm a liar
    I'll rip your mind out
    I'll burn your soul
    I'll turn you into me
    I'll turn you into me

    'Cause I'm a liar, a liar
    Liar, liar, liar, liar

    I don't know why I feel the need to lie
    And cause you so much pain
    Maybe it's something inside
    Maybe it's something I can't explain
    'Cause all I do
    Is mess you up and lie to you

    I'm a liar
    Oh, I am a liar

    If you'll give me one more chance
    I swear that I will never lie to you again
    Because now I see the destructive power of a lie
    They're stronger than truth
    I can't believe I ever hurt you
    I swear
    I will never to you lie again, please
    Just give me one more chance
    I will never lie to you again
    I swear
    That I will never tell a lie
    I will never tell a lie
    No, no
    Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
    Sucker
    Sucker!
    Oh, sucker
    I am a liar
    Yeah, I am a liar
    Yeah I like it
    I feel good
    Oh I am a liar
    Yeah
    I lie
    I lie
    I lie
    Oh, I lie
    Oh I lie
    I lie
    Yeah
    Oh I'm a liar
    I lie
    Yeah
    I like it
    I feel good
    I'll lie again
    And again
    I'll lie again and again
    And I'll keep lying
    I promise Writer/s: Dolores Mary O'Rordan, Noel Hogan
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Wixen Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Frankie from Tampa, FlThis song actually makes me laugh.
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