Lies

This is quite frankly stunning, especially the acoustic version.

I think this song is about a guy who pursued a girl and it went further than he wanted it to. He likes her but doesn't want to commit to her fully so just tries and maintains a casual relationship (4th paragraph) as he doesn't have the guts to tell her he doesn't think she's the one. (5th).

First paragraph, she is depressed, because she has come to the realization that a relationship she work hard for was practically fake, because the man did not want to commit. He was just playing games with her, and just wants to end it. But she worked so hard for it, she wants to at least "believe it's all been worth the fight". So even if it is going to be a relationship that is dysfunctional, she just wants so badly to make it work. She would rather pretend then just give up.

The man, on the other hand, did not want the srious relationship, so is just trying to 'back out' as happens in cases in actuality, and Marina doesnt want to accept that, as she says: 'I don't wanna admit, that we're not gonna fit'. He is too cowardly and proud to say that it was a fake relationship, so he makes excuses 'not the type that you like' etc;

Marina wanted everything to work out perfectly so she just put so much effort, and refuses admiting that the relationship is basically dea, and even though they both know it's lies, she needs to make it worth her while and just wont let go. So she lies and pretends that it will all be okay, even if it wont.

This song is very striking, because i think many people, like myself, can relate to it. Just so desprately wanting to hang on to what you want, instead of what the relationship actually is.

Grammar correction: You're too proud

On another note, I agree with 'missme', this song is absolutely stunning!!!

I can easily relate to this song. It reminds me so much of a situation I was in last year. My old boyfriend and I were together for nearly three years, but towards the end I think we both knew it was over and yet were trying to salvage something that just wasn't there anymore. I then found out after our break-up that he had kissed another girl but for the longest time he was a coward and refused to own up to it. Before I knew this, we were still hooking up after our break-up because I still had the lingering hope that we could rekindle our relationship and be perfect again. It took me awhile for me to accept that he was a liar and that our love was gone. In essence, this song is lovely in the most tragic way.

I agree with mpotts989. Its definitely about a relationship between two people that have not defined their relationship clearly and what they both want from it.

It is about Person A having feeling for the Person B, but Person B claims that they wont return these feelings. Yet Person B has shown that they do have feelings for the other but is too afraid to admit them to any other. Now stop whining about being fucking "friend Zoned" you whining misogynistic bastards and enjoy the song. Good day to you.

I think it's about 2 people that are just bang buddies and she develops feelings for them, but he doesn't genuinely return them

this song is one i can relate to very easily. i may only be in highschool, but isnt that the point. marina wants everyone to relate. I loved a guy for months and allowed myself to fall for him completely, only to find out he didnt feel the same way, it felt as if our whole relationship was a lie. when i hear this song i think of him 100% because this does describe us. he was a coward, and i didnt want to let go. i think she is having a similar situation that is happening when she wrote this. I know i didnt want to know about my ex's reasons why, and get hurt even more, i knew it would crush me for fighting for him for so long. so i thnk thats where she is going with that. he was also to scared to tell me he didnt feel it anymore, and the real reasons why, he was to COWARDLY to actually talk to me. and be honest with me. marina and i have a lot in common

I always connected the song with falling for someone you're close with but you know you would never cross the line of friendship, it would never be someting more, but you just want it so bad you still try too hard. Even though sometimes it seems like they may have feelings for you because of mixed sygnals, it all just feels like the lies you tell yourself because you can't give up on hope that one day they might eventually realise you're the one of them, you can't accept the truth or let go so you just spent your time in the world of illusion and sometimes it painfully breaks to you that it's all no use.