Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
White lies
I don't wanna sing the same old songs again
I ain't gonna wage the same old wars
Don't wanna play the same old promises
Don't wanna see the same old sores
It's easier to say it
Harder still to execute
Each defines your own sense of divine
But I'm not gonna let it out
'Till I find something better
I don't wanna live this way
'Cus it tears me away from you
When I feel the hopelessness
I'm all alone in a crowded room
Every step I take
I keep walking the same old road
I gotta cut the chord
And keep digging 'till I can
Find me something tangible
White Lies,
Gonna feel the same ol' failure
Don't wanna bleed the blues
You're gonna lose the same lover
You're gonna steer the same ol' suit
It's easier to say it
Harder still to execute
Each defines their own sense of divine
But I'm not gonna let it out
'Till i find something better
I dont wanna live this way
Because it tears me away from you
And when I feel the loneliness
I'm alone in a crowded room
Every step I take
I keep walking the same old road
Gotta cut the chord
And keep digging 'till I can
Find me something tangible
You said you'd find something better
You said you'd find somebody better
Now it's time to go and find your own way (4x)
I don't wanna live this way
'Cus it tears me away from you
When I feel the hopelessness
I'm alone in a crowded room
Every step I take
I keep walking the same old road
I gotta cut the chord
And keep digging 'till I can
Find me something tangible.
I don't wanna sing the same old songs again
I ain't gonna wage the same old wars
Don't wanna play the same old promises
Don't wanna see the same old sores
It's easier to say it
Harder still to execute
Each defines your own sense of divine
But I'm not gonna let it out
'Till I find something better
I don't wanna live this way
'Cus it tears me away from you
When I feel the hopelessness
I'm all alone in a crowded room
Every step I take
I keep walking the same old road
I gotta cut the chord
And keep digging 'till I can
Find me something tangible
White Lies,
Gonna feel the same ol' failure
Don't wanna bleed the blues
You're gonna lose the same lover
You're gonna steer the same ol' suit
It's easier to say it
Harder still to execute
Each defines their own sense of divine
But I'm not gonna let it out
'Till i find something better
I dont wanna live this way
Because it tears me away from you
And when I feel the loneliness
I'm alone in a crowded room
Every step I take
I keep walking the same old road
Gotta cut the chord
And keep digging 'till I can
Find me something tangible
You said you'd find something better
You said you'd find somebody better
Now it's time to go and find your own way (4x)
I don't wanna live this way
'Cus it tears me away from you
When I feel the hopelessness
I'm alone in a crowded room
Every step I take
I keep walking the same old road
I gotta cut the chord
And keep digging 'till I can
Find me something tangible.
Lyrics submitted by southparker
White Lies Lyrics as written by Alexander Perls Rousmaniere Jennifer Merle Karr
Lyrics © NATOARTS LIMITED, Universal Music Publishing Group, Bluewater Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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