The Biggest Lie Lyrics

Lyric discussion by derectous 

Cover art for The Biggest Lie lyrics by Elliott Smith

tell me if im drunk, but this song is about cheating on someone you love a lot. the stupid thing that pulls us apart is the skank he slept with. the part about spending and credit cards is the most important part of the song to me. hes saying that she invested a lot of money, which may represent love, and that his money (love) is crushed. his love is broken apart, but not his name. her pet name for him is crushed, which i think is more hurtful. then he tells her about the incident and she freaks out, but he has to tell her because hes tired of the fakeness (dancing on a pot of gold flake paint). then she leaves him and he feels like shit. his biggest lie that he told was NOT telling her, but keeping everything the same. holla back at me, tell me if im stupid. peace out.