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Living on Lies
Never comes out like I was intending
Lie after lie, they're never ending
Never mean to cause anyone pain
But then I open my mouth again
And I go and put my foot in it
Don't matter how I try to spin it
As I watch all those bridges burn
I'll never learn
Chorus::
Why is the truth so hard to say?
All this lying is wasting my life away
No one can look me in the eyes
That's the result of living on lies
Lying has been the air that I breathe
And now I get to watch another leave
I can hear her yell, I can hear her cries
That's the result of living on lies
I can't count the relationships I've lost
Every untruth comes with a cost
A little bit of my heart wears away
So much color, turning to grey
I've got no one to blame but me
Told enough lies to fill a sea
Then I tell another, watch the heads turn
I'll never learn
Chorus
Lie after lie, they're never ending
Never mean to cause anyone pain
But then I open my mouth again
And I go and put my foot in it
Don't matter how I try to spin it
As I watch all those bridges burn
I'll never learn
Chorus::
Why is the truth so hard to say?
All this lying is wasting my life away
No one can look me in the eyes
That's the result of living on lies
Lying has been the air that I breathe
And now I get to watch another leave
I can hear her yell, I can hear her cries
That's the result of living on lies
I can't count the relationships I've lost
Every untruth comes with a cost
A little bit of my heart wears away
So much color, turning to grey
I've got no one to blame but me
Told enough lies to fill a sea
Then I tell another, watch the heads turn
I'll never learn
Chorus
Published 24th Aug 2021
Author's Note
I had a friend, a totally likable fellow, who could not tell the truth. His best friend once told me, "he'd lie if the truth suited him better". He passed away a while back and was in my thoughts.
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25th Aug 2021 1:14am
wow..
i have a life long friend that is a compulsive habitual liar.. some say that it has something to do with having a very troubled background (that I can attest to) and low self-esteem
it’s pretty uncomfortable.. and sad sometimes
good stuff.
I can see this ..
“comedically western blues”
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i have a life long friend that is a compulsive habitual liar.. some say that it has something to do with having a very troubled background (that I can attest to) and low self-esteem
it’s pretty uncomfortable.. and sad sometimes
good stuff.
I can see this ..
“comedically western blues”
OG UAW RESPECT
25th Aug 2021 2:44am
I'm sure a bit of it is low self esteem. I figure it's something you learn growing up. It's like any bad habit, hard to break. Personally I've never had a good enough memory to be a good liar. Come to think of it, neither did he. He asked for a vacation to go hunting with his father, after taking time off to go to his funeral.
25th Aug 2021 4:17am
29th Aug 2021 8:18pm
There are two kinds of liars.
People who do have low self esteem and feel the need to fantasize something better.
The other is the direct opposite. They have a good and a great future. No need to lie about anything but still need to be the one upper. Both are just kinda sad.
People who do have low self esteem and feel the need to fantasize something better.
The other is the direct opposite. They have a good and a great future. No need to lie about anything but still need to be the one upper. Both are just kinda sad.
30th Aug 2021 1:56am
Yep. Don't doubt that at all. But this guy, sometimes the truth would have been a better story. He just wasn't capable of telling the truth.
