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“Lies” is a track from Marina’s sophomore studio album Electra Heart. Marina spoke on Amazon’s website about what this melancholic treatise on emotional disappointment describes:

Trying to tell yourself a lover is right for you when you know he is nothing but.

Marina notably performed an amazing alternative version of this song on Conan ‘O Brien. The version has an added bridge:

Deep down
I knew that you were never right for me
But now
I see you walking around with that girl and I know, baby
Know now we’re not meant to be
You were not meant for me
‘Cause I’m too proud
If I’m not number one, then I’d rather be lonely

The music video was released on July 17th, 2013.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did MARINA say about "Lies"?
Genius Answer

In a track-by-track interview about Electra Heart, Marina said:

Lies is a very personal record. I wrote half of it in the home of Bruce Springsteen. I was on tour and I was on tour and I was about to do a gig at a place called Stone Pony in New Jersey. I wrote the verse there. It’s obviously about a boy who, he was a bit of a coward. I didn’t really have a lot of respect for him and I was very angry about what happened between us so I wrote ‘Lies.’

Is there an acoustic version?
Genius Answer

Yes!

Is there a music video?
Genius Answer

Yes!

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