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Killing Lies

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Say a prayer now
Don't be scared now
You don't want trouble
Well we might get some
We might get some,
It's troublesome.
But don't you worry
You can help me...

Killing lies, killing lies,
Killing lies, killing lies

First you're worried
Then you're hurried
Don't think that everything
is gonna stay the same
That's impossible.
Before I let you go
Let me look at you
Don't you worry
You will help me

Killing lies, killing lies,
Killing lies, killing lies

Oh yes I noticed you
You are a friend of mine

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electricityscape On Jan 04, 2006

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by say_cheese_753

18y ago

I think it's just me... but I see a lot more to this song.

with reference to the title, it can either refer to the fact that the LIES that are being told are KILLING (awful)... OR it can mean that these lies are going on, but he wants to kill them and stop them.

something's obviously going on in this relationship that causes the girl to become scared and worried. so by these lines: "You don't want trouble Well we might get some


We might get some,
It's troublesome"
anyone could look at the 2 clauses and see the same words, just written twice. but actually, in the first clause, I think he's blatantly stating that the girl "brought [them] trouble" (somehow)... so they're going to "get some".... but then, this might be a stretch, but I think he's saying "we might get SOME"... as in sex. people always say they're getting some when they actually mean they're getting sex. so because they're going to have sex, "it's troublesome".

but then he goes on to say "but don't you worry"... telling her not to worry, because eventually, as he later says, that these "killing lies" are recognized and eventually they are both going to go "killing lies" :)

in the second verse, still, she's worried and hurried, and he's letting her know that their relationship HAS changed. he's obviously attracted to this girl, as he wants to look at her before he lets her go. but then, he goes and tells her not to worry, because she will help him.

maybe by coming clean she will help him? or maybe by ending the relationship she will help them both. the then goes on to recognize these killing lies again. 

maybe the whole situation just means that there are lies that exist in the relationship, and they just need to come clean with each other.

what I can't figure out is when he says "oh yes I notice you, you are a friend of mine"... it's hard to tell (when he screams the last line) if he really means it... that their relationship is better, OR if she's ONLY a friend, and their relationship is broken.

well, that's what I think :)

I think it's just me... but I see a lot more to this song.

something's obviously going on in this relationship that causes the girl to become scared and worried.
so by these lines:
"You don't want trouble
Well we might get some
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We might get some,
It's troublesome"
anyone could look at the 2 clauses and see the same words, just written twice. but actually, in the first clause, I think he's blatantly stating that the girl "brought [them] trouble" (somehow)... so they're going to "get some".... but then, this might be a stretch, but I think he's saying "we might get SOME"... as in sex. people always say they're getting some when they actually mean they're getting sex. so because they're going to have sex, "it's troublesome".

but then he goes on to say "but don't you worry"... telling her not to worry, because eventually, as he later says, that these "killing lies" are recognized and eventually they are both going to go "killing lies" :)

in the second verse, still, she's worried and hurried, and he's letting her know that their relationship HAS changed. he's obviously attracted to this girl, as he wants to look at her before he lets her go. but then, he goes and tells her not to worry, because she will help him.

maybe by coming clean she will help him? or maybe by ending the relationship she will help them both. the then goes on to recognize these killing lies again.

maybe the whole situation just means that there are lies that exist in the relationship, and they just need to come clean with each other.

what I can't figure out is when he says "oh yes I notice you, you are a friend of mine"... it's hard to tell (when he screams the last line) if he really means it... that their relationship is better, OR if she's ONLY a friend, and their relationship is broken.

well, that's what I think :)

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by Strokesmoke

20y ago

This cd is all about juliet the managers assistant!

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by damixtriple9 10y ago

@Strokesmoke I only just figured that out. And I've been a huge the strokes fan for a long time.

by sunchild23

20y ago

bass lines sick balls too

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by bloc_party15

20y ago

The strokes r gud at writing lyrics and performing them - they are just the best!

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by a_transient

20y ago

i didn't like it at first but now i do.

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by Marc7

20y ago

Killing lies could be lies you have been telling for a long time, and now all of a sudden they have come back and bite you in the ass.

The lies you have been telling are "killing you."

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by inthexeveningsun

20y ago

personally i really like this song, it's very simple and the music to it is dazzling.

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by sunchild23

20y ago

friggen love this song

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by roomonfire07

19y ago

i like the song, not so much the lyrics except the line Oh yes I noticed you You are a friend of mine just how he sings is tottaly kickass

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by Honeythatsok

19y ago

You know, a song doesn't have to have a lot of lyrics to mean something.

Look at Ask Me Anything.

I like this songs cleanness and simplicity.

One of my faves.

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