Tracin' the steps that I take
Feelin' mistakes that are fake
Makin' excuses like imaginary friends run away
(Lying)
I look inside I'm surprised at what I see in my eyes
(Realizing her wrong doings)
So tell me tell me was I there when I was taught how to lie?
I suffered twice and all that I did Was believe
(She was lied to in the past, so now she is lying to everyone- the chain reaction effect of lying; she believed her lies)
I thought I'd chase paradise but Ill just set off a lie
(Why tell the truth when I could lie and make it better?)
Is this a nightmare to be or am I building a dream?
All that I've forgotten is only stoppin to remind me
Its funny how life can be, the circles dance around me
(Realizing consequences- its all coming back to her)
When did this come to be?
When did things pick up speed?
Tiein' down my living needs
(judgement has come so quickly, for me to confess, I lied for my own selfish reasons)
Im lost in my paradise, the walls have built in my life
So tell me tell me will I die if I forget how to lie?
(Her life was built on lying, it has become one with her- its her life. So, if she stops lying, she feels she will die)
There you go. In my opinion, this is what the song is about. Consequences. Doesn;t have to be lying, but anything. "What goes around, comes around."
Tracin' the steps that I take Feelin' mistakes that are fake Makin' excuses like imaginary friends run away (Lying)
I look inside I'm surprised at what I see in my eyes (Realizing her wrong doings)
So tell me tell me was I there when I was taught how to lie? I suffered twice and all that I did Was believe (She was lied to in the past, so now she is lying to everyone- the chain reaction effect of lying; she believed her lies)
I thought I'd chase paradise but Ill just set off a lie (Why tell the truth when I could lie and make it better?)
Is this a nightmare to be or am I building a dream? All that I've forgotten is only stoppin to remind me Its funny how life can be, the circles dance around me (Realizing consequences- its all coming back to her)
When did this come to be? When did things pick up speed? Tiein' down my living needs (judgement has come so quickly, for me to confess, I lied for my own selfish reasons)
Im lost in my paradise, the walls have built in my life So tell me tell me will I die if I forget how to lie? (Her life was built on lying, it has become one with her- its her life. So, if she stops lying, she feels she will die)
There you go. In my opinion, this is what the song is about. Consequences. Doesn;t have to be lying, but anything. "What goes around, comes around."