I know that things are broken
And though there's too many words left unsaid
You say you have spoken
Like the coward I am, I hang my head
And you lay careless your head on my chest
And don't even look at me looking my best
And all these things I can't describe
You would rather I didn't try
But please don't cry, you liar
Oh please, don't cry, you liar
They told me love was a fortress
And I had never put it to the test
And all the while I relied on this honesty
Well in love we are but amateurs at best
But please don't cry, you liar
Oh please, don't cry, you liar
Oh please, don't cry, you liar
Oh please, don't cry, you liar
You're leaving for your last kiss
And who in this world could ask me to resist
Your hands cold as they find my neck
All this love that I've found I detest


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Liar Lyrics as written by Edward James Milton Dwane Marcus Oliver Johnstone Mumford

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    The opening line "I know that things are broken". This to me, means he desperately in love with the girl. He is hanging on blindly to what he thinks of as love despite knowing its not right.

    We can tell that she has cheated or betrayed him in some way from the lyric "and all the while I relied on this honesty".

    She knows that he loves her and teased him by leaning in for her last kiss. He cannot resist because he is so in love with her. I love the subtle metaphor "cold hands". She is cold and heartless.

    This song reminds me of a time when I felt the exact same way. Her crying and wanting me back and not being able to resist and giving in cowardly. The feeling was all to familiar for those months it took to break up.

    scotttelfer1on July 21, 2010   Link

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