I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
It doesn't matter
That you had the courage to tell me
The easy way out
Was to free up your guilt, laid it on me
What do I care?
If it didn't really mean a thing why'd you do it?
I'm standing here
Looking at someone who doesn't
Know they do it, yeah
You should have lied
'Cause your stupid mistake
Made my world crash down
Now it's goodbye
No you can't take it back
Once the truth has come out of your mouth
So you tried to be honest
But honesty blew it this time
You should have lied
You could have lied
If a tree falls inside of a forest and nobody hears it
It won't affect anybody 'cause no one will miss it
What would I care
If you were dying from the guilt of keeping a secret?
This isn't fair
'Cause now I've gotta be the one dealing with it, oh
You should have lied
'Cause your stupid mistake
Made my world crash down
Now it's goodbye
No you can't take it back
Once the truth has come out of your mouth
So you tried to be honest
But honesty blew it this time
I don't get it
Where was your conscience when
You were with her?
Couldn't you hear it scream out?
You should have lied
'Cause your stupid mistake
Made my world crash down
Now it's goodbye
No you can't take it back
Once the truth has come out of your mouth
So you tried to be honest
But honesty blew it this time
You should have lied
It doesn't matter
That you had the courage to tell me
That you had the courage to tell me
The easy way out
Was to free up your guilt, laid it on me
What do I care?
If it didn't really mean a thing why'd you do it?
I'm standing here
Looking at someone who doesn't
Know they do it, yeah
You should have lied
'Cause your stupid mistake
Made my world crash down
Now it's goodbye
No you can't take it back
Once the truth has come out of your mouth
So you tried to be honest
But honesty blew it this time
You should have lied
You could have lied
If a tree falls inside of a forest and nobody hears it
It won't affect anybody 'cause no one will miss it
What would I care
If you were dying from the guilt of keeping a secret?
This isn't fair
'Cause now I've gotta be the one dealing with it, oh
You should have lied
'Cause your stupid mistake
Made my world crash down
Now it's goodbye
No you can't take it back
Once the truth has come out of your mouth
So you tried to be honest
But honesty blew it this time
I don't get it
Where was your conscience when
You were with her?
Couldn't you hear it scream out?
You should have lied
'Cause your stupid mistake
Made my world crash down
Now it's goodbye
No you can't take it back
Once the truth has come out of your mouth
So you tried to be honest
But honesty blew it this time
You should have lied
It doesn't matter
That you had the courage to tell me
Lyrics submitted by i_love_starburst
You Should Have Lied Lyrics as written by Carl Falk Savan Kotecha
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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