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Don't Tell Me Lyrics
I'm not calling you a liar
just dont lie to me
I'm not calling you a thief
just dont steal from me
I'm not calling you a ghost
just stop haunting me
i love you so much
that i'm going to let you kill me
don't tell me what you've done
don't tell me what you've done
don't tell me what you've done
i'm to tired to fight
i'm just going to lay right here
but im angry to sleep
without you near
i'm not at home with myself
i'm not at home with you either
i'm to scared to leave
but i never seem safe here
theres a ghost in my lungs
and it ties in my sleep
wraps its self around my chest
as it softly sleeps
then in walks with my legs
with my legs
to fall at your feet
theres a ghost in my lungs
and it ties in my sleep
wraps its self around my chest
as it softly sleeps
then in walks with my legs
with my legs
to fall at your feet
dont tell me what you've done
dont tell me what you've done
dont tell me what you've done
I'm not calling you a liar
just dont lie to me
i love you so much
that i'm going to let you kill me
just dont lie to me
I'm not calling you a thief
just dont steal from me
I'm not calling you a ghost
just stop haunting me
that i'm going to let you kill me
don't tell me what you've done
don't tell me what you've done
i'm just going to lay right here
but im angry to sleep
without you near
i'm not at home with myself
i'm not at home with you either
i'm to scared to leave
but i never seem safe here
and it ties in my sleep
wraps its self around my chest
as it softly sleeps
then in walks with my legs
with my legs
to fall at your feet
and it ties in my sleep
wraps its self around my chest
as it softly sleeps
then in walks with my legs
with my legs
to fall at your feet
dont tell me what you've done
dont tell me what you've done
just dont lie to me
that i'm going to let you kill me
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i think it's saying that she doesn't want to think about how he's hurt her because she's too tired to fight for the relationship and she's not happy, but she still can't help being in love with him. i love this song :) x
i agree with you. and just to add a bit, when she says "i love you so much that i'm going to let you kill me" i think she says this because although she's been hurt, she continue to let herself be hurt until she emotionally dies because she loves him that much.
i agree with you. and just to add a bit, when she says "i love you so much that i'm going to let you kill me" i think she says this because although she's been hurt, she continue to let herself be hurt until she emotionally dies because she loves him that much.
i thought this song was called 'I'm not calling you a liar'?
it's the demo version.
it's the demo version.
Yes, it's called 'I'm Not Calling You A Liar' on the album. Hmm.
It's about being in a shitty relationship but not having the strength to get out of it.
... it's a demo version.
... it's a demo version.
this was the firs ersion before they released I'm not calling you a liar....but they changed a few things
The version I have of this seems to have a slightly diferent structure to this one, and I thought this was called 'Ghosts'. It's streaming from here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/introducing/artists/florenceandthemachine/
I think this version is the original (which is on YouTube, type it in and it's over some anime video or PM me), and it's evolved into the 'Ghosts' version. Either way, I love this song.
I think this version is the original (which is on YouTube, type it in and it's over some anime video or PM me), and it's evolved into the 'Ghosts' version. Either way, I love this song.
yeah i've always thought it was called ghosts. either way, it's clearly my favourite song by wee florence :]
i'm pretty sure it's "sighs in my sleep", not ties.
"Don't Tell Me"? Isn't it just demo version of "I'm not calling you a liar"?
First off, I just love how there are two seperate entries for the same song, under two different titles, neither of which are correct. According to Florence, the song is called "I'm not calling you a liar" and since she wrote the song, and preformed it, I think we should go with her name for it. Now to the actual song. I don't think it's about a bad relationship. I think it's about a bad guy. The girl is madly in love with the guy, despite the fact that he isn't exactly the best person all the time. She is careful not to anger him (so she carefully explains that she isn't calling him a liar/theif/ghost) because she cares so much about him, but she has to ask him to refrain from what might be usual his activities, and wants to tell the world all about her love for him. He made not be perfect, and she may not be super secure, but it's love for sure. The kind of fairytale, perfect love you see in the movies, Made possible only by their imperfections. Anyway it's a beautiful, relatable song.
First off, I just love how you're correcting posts on here like you knew everything, when you obviously don't know that much about what you're talking about. If you read those lyrics correctly, you can see that they're different from ''I'm Not Calling You a Liar''. This is the first version/demo of the song, and yes it is called ''Don't Tell Me''. Then there's ''Ghosts'', the final demo, which is less different from this one but still not the same thing. Both entries are correct.
First off, I just love how you're correcting posts on here like you knew everything, when you obviously don't know that much about what you're talking about. If you read those lyrics correctly, you can see that they're different from ''I'm Not Calling You a Liar''. This is the first version/demo of the song, and yes it is called ''Don't Tell Me''. Then there's ''Ghosts'', the final demo, which is less different from this one but still not the same thing. Both entries are correct.