Numbers Don't Lie Lyrics

Lyric discussion by RollOnDough91 

Cover art for Numbers Don't Lie lyrics by Mynabirds, The

Could possibly be about how she feels that war is unnecessary but this certain person is stubborn and believes that the world must be "black" (hinting of destruction or nothingness). The numbers could mean the amount of people that die or the statistics of war throughout history. That's my thought.

I don't think it has anything whatsoever to do with war. The "numbers don't lie" bit is a tie to the idea that "two wrongs do not make a right." It's not about statistics of any kind, it's just a play on words.

As far as things being black, I always think that she is the one saying it's bound to be black. He's saying that things are tough ("it's black"), and she's saying that that's just how things are gonna be.