Lies Lyrics
Faster, faster, you won't go far
Shouldn't leave, feeling faint, we both know why
You got to show me both knees, cold, I lie
Hold me slowly, hide me till I can fight
Always, we can sing, we can make time
Old songs, flood and flame, you could be mine
But you got to show me both knees, skin and bone
Clothe me, throw me, move me till
[Chorus]
I can sell you lies
You can't get enough
Make a true believer of
Anyone, anyone, anyone
I can call you up
If I feel alone
I can feed your dirty mind
Like I know, like I know what you want
[Verse 2]
Icon of symmetry, swallowing sides
Fall down in front of me, follow my eyes
But I've got to see you moving, waste no time
Teach me, make me holy till
I can sell you lies
You can't get enough
Make a true believer of
Anyone, anyone, anyone
I can call you up
If I feel alone
I can feed your dirty mind
Like I know, like I know what you want
[Bridge]
Anyone, anyone, anyone
Anyone, anyone, anyone
Like I know, like I know what you want
Like I know, like I know what you want
[Chorus]
I can sell you lies
You can't get enough
Make a true believer of
Anyone, anyone, anyone
I can call you up
If I feel alone
I can feed your dirty mind
Like I know, like I know what you want
About
“Lies” is the first song that CHVRCHES released, initially under the name CHURCHES. An early version of the song was first posted exclusively to the Neon Gold Records blog in May 2012, where it was described as a “godless hurricane of kinetic pop energy”. The band’s identity was anonymous upon its first release, and the song was only accompanied by a picture of nuns in masks.
A re-recorded version would later appear on their 2013 debut album The Bones of What You Believe, and this version would be formally released as a single on December 2, 2013.
The song’s lyrics can be interpreted multiple ways. A common interpretation is that it is about an abusive and manipulative relationship, with singer Lauren Mayberry taking the perspective of the abuser.
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In a 2013 interview with Timeout, Iain Cook discussed the band’s goal when “Lies” was initially released in 2012:
At that early stage, there wasn’t really any goal other than to put a song out on the internet and see what kind of response we got. We weren’t really into the band at that point in time; we’ve just been writing songs in the studio and we’ve never played anything live. So we didn’t even know if it was something that we could or even wanted to do. We noticed that the reaction we got on Neon Gold was unbelievable, way beyond what we expected. Then we thought, ‘Okay, now we have to figure out how to play this live!’
- 2.We Sink
- 3.Gun
- 4.Tether
- 5.Lies
- 7.Recover
- 8.Night Sky
- 10.Lungs
- 11.By the Throat
- 13.Strong Hand
- 14.Broken Bones
- 15.Gun (KDA Remix)
- 16.The Mother We Share (We Were Promised Jetpacks Remix) (Missing Lyrics)
