Lyric discussion by letters_to_no_one 

Cover art for I Could Have Lied lyrics by Red Hot Chili Peppers

i think this song is about rejection, when someone tells someone how they feel about them but she doesnt want to know about it. he is honest and sincere but she turns him away. he "could have lied" about how he feels and the kind of person he is but he is punished because of who he is.