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I wouldn't be a liar
No, I wouldn't be a liar
If I told you that
I wouldn't be a liar
When things are all you think of
And plans are all you make
And thoughts are all you dream of
Your falls are all you take
Look out, the world's destroying you
Relax, it isn't fair
Mother nature's disposition
She don't mind, she don't care
She don't mind, she don't care
I wouldn't be a liar
No, I wouldn't be a liar
If I told you that
I wouldn't be a liar
Passing over, passions pour
Passing everything
I wouldn't be a liar
No, I wouldn't be a liar
If I told you that
It takes up all of your life
These decisions you make
It takes up all of a day
Making them all
Well, outside on the patio
The piano's weeping too
Forget about it all for a little while
She don't mind, she don't care
She don't mind, she don't care
She don't mind, she don't care
And I wouldn't be a liar
No, I wouldn't be a liar
If I told you that
I wouldn't be a liar
You see, it seems minor to me
You see, it seems minor to me
You see, it seems minor to me
You see, it seems minor
No, I wouldn't be a liar
If I told you that
I wouldn't be a liar
And plans are all you make
And thoughts are all you dream of
Your falls are all you take
Relax, it isn't fair
Mother nature's disposition
She don't mind, she don't care
No, I wouldn't be a liar
If I told you that
I wouldn't be a liar
Passing everything
No, I wouldn't be a liar
If I told you that
These decisions you make
It takes up all of a day
Making them all
The piano's weeping too
Forget about it all for a little while
She don't mind, she don't care
She don't mind, she don't care
No, I wouldn't be a liar
If I told you that
I wouldn't be a liar
You see, it seems minor to me
You see, it seems minor to me
You see, it seems minor
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I love this song. My favorite part of the song is the PART YOU FORGOT AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
........missing part:
You see, that seems minor to me You see, that seems minor to me You see, that seems minor to me You see, that seems minor
its the last verse
It's definite "I wouldn't" be a liar"
and..
such a good song.
I think it has an absurdist (and arguably existentialist) outlook. Read Albert Camus and you'll see the sort of ideas this song is trying to get across.
"Look out, the world's destroying you Relax, it isn't fair Mother nature's disposition She don't mind, she don't care"
Here, the "she" doesn't refer to a lover or girl, but "mother nature" and "the world". The universe is cold and indifferent, it doesn't care about you at all. These kinds of ideas are key to the absurdism in Albert Camus' 'The Stranger' and "The Myth of Sisyphus'.
"When things are all you think of And plans are all you make And thoughts are all you dream of Your falls are all you take"
This emphasises the existentialist/absurdist approach, whereby you are nothing more than what you do. Despite the injustice of the world, you are accountable for what you do.
We try so hard to find meaning in a meaningless universe. Our efforts are in vain but we must carry on trying nonetheless.
they opened with this in boston and it was amazing. built to spill makes you stop and think about the world and how rediculous it is..how unexplainable...i love built to spill
I can't wait to hold this album in my hands.
this song is so damn great.
and times that by 10 and you get the album's greatness
i love the bass in this song, its nice flowing jam.
but its obvious that this song's about a girl not caring and all that poop, and him confronting her.
Say it! Say you're a liar!
Gives me goosebumps. Great song. BTS does it again.
I feel like the lyric is "I would ONLY be a liar"... but I could be wrong.
Really cool song though. Different for Built to Spill, but still awesome.