In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Just sit back
And tell me
I'm a liar for this
Don't roll your eyes
Rewind
This happens
Way too many times
So sit back
And tell me that your
Tired of this
I know
I'll grow up someday
But it's two a.m.
And I'm too high and dry
And I won't come down to
So when I come back
I won't say a word
I know
I've said this before
Don't speak, liar
No we won't talk
We won't say a word
I know
You've heard this before
Don't speak, liar
Sit back
And tell me why
I'm so prone to this
Do you think I'm fond of
Getting you and letting you down
And I'll get mine soon
So when I come back
I won't say a word
I know
I've said this before
Don't speak, liar
No we won't talk
We won't say a word
I know
You've heard this before
Don't speak, liar
And if the story ends here
I can't be surprised to find
Your eyes are open wide
And that I have inspired you
And when you come back
Don't say a word
I know
You've said this before
Don't speak, liar
No we won't talk
We won't say a word
I know
We've heard this before
Don't speak, liar
Don't speak, liar
Whoa-oh
Don't speak, liar
And tell me
I'm a liar for this
Don't roll your eyes
Rewind
This happens
Way too many times
So sit back
And tell me that your
Tired of this
I know
I'll grow up someday
But it's two a.m.
And I'm too high and dry
And I won't come down to
So when I come back
I won't say a word
I know
I've said this before
Don't speak, liar
No we won't talk
We won't say a word
I know
You've heard this before
Don't speak, liar
Sit back
And tell me why
I'm so prone to this
Do you think I'm fond of
Getting you and letting you down
And I'll get mine soon
So when I come back
I won't say a word
I know
I've said this before
Don't speak, liar
No we won't talk
We won't say a word
I know
You've heard this before
Don't speak, liar
And if the story ends here
I can't be surprised to find
Your eyes are open wide
And that I have inspired you
And when you come back
Don't say a word
I know
You've said this before
Don't speak, liar
No we won't talk
We won't say a word
I know
We've heard this before
Don't speak, liar
Don't speak, liar
Whoa-oh
Don't speak, liar
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Don't Speak Liar Lyrics as written by Sam Hollander Travis Clarke
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awesome awesome! its about a person whos a liar lol
wow youre so smart...
i used to make my ex listen to this song.
cause we broke up after 5 months, and i blocked him out of my life, we didnt talk for 3 months cause he decided to lie, and accuse me of everything. we got back together, lasted a month, and then broke up because he continued with his lies. now we dont talk, again. haha. wed fight till 2 am sometimes, which its rlly ironic, and hed always say things like im letting him down, and id sya we fight too much, and hed say hes tired of it. this whole song just reminds me of it all.
haha.
this is a good song! listen to it. :D
this is a good song! listen to it. :D
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Love this song, like every song by We The Kings. Basically it's saying that he's lied so many times to her that she's fed up with it and can't believe him anymore. She doesn't want to talk about it because she can't trust anything he says. He's let her down so many times, and now she's letting him down and breaking up with him for good.
The song is about one of the band members ex's who cheated on him while he was on the road... the phrase "And if the story ends here I can't be surprised to find Your eyes are opened wide..." They had to change legs to eyes to make it less...um sexual... Great song!
Wow Jess. A girl on myspace told me about this and I didn't believe someone had put this up, let alone someone that I knew. They changed the lyrics for a reason, because they sucked. The song sucks. It's a really bad song and should have been left off. The cd is amazing without it.
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