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So He Begins to Lie

Bloc Party
Track 1 on Four 

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Aug. 20, 20121 viewer

So He Begins to Lie Lyrics

[Spoken Intro]
We'll just do it– (What?)
Have you got it? Have you got that already?
Alright
I'm gonna do it again (Yeah)

[Verse 1]
The camera's watching
He takes a breath
Even though that they know that he knows
That they're on to him
He don't break a sweat
No

[Chorus]
Oh
It grows and grows and grows inside of him
There's nothing there, there's nothing there

All along he knows
Those mirrors started to lie to him
His reflection faded

[Verse 2]
The crowd are waiting
He takes the stage
Cross his heart, hand on heart, open heart
That he's gone legit
He was never there
No
[Chorus]
Oh
It grows and grows and grows inside of him
There's nothing there, there's nothing there

All along he knows
Those mirrors started to lie to him
His reflection faded

[Bridge]
As easy as closing his eyes
So he begins to lie


[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]
The camera's watching
The camera's watching him lie

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The opening track to bloc party’s 2012 album “four” follows a man who tells lies in front of the camera and in real life situations.

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Release Date
August 20, 2012
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