Lyrics
Don't let this go to your head
Cautioning against arrogance or overconfidence
But waking up won't ever get easier
Waking up is difficult without the presence of the person addressed
Without you lying here
Expressing the absence of the person being addressed
But we're lovers before we are friends
Prioritizing the romantic relationship over friendship
So I'm forced to hold on to the scent, scent, scent of a stranger
Clutching onto the memory (scent) of a stranger due to separation
While you can move on I'm a mess, mess
Struggling to move on while the other person seemingly can
And I can't escape from the high
Feeling unable to escape a certain emotional state
The truth hurts
Stating the painful reality of truth
So tell me a lie
Desiring to hear a comforting falsehood instead of the harsh truth
Let me believe there'll be more than tonight
Hoping for a future beyond the present moment
Pretend that you're here for me
Requesting the person to act as if they're emotionally available
Bring me to life
Asking to be brought back to emotional vitality
Don't let me go without telling those
Asking not to be abandoned without closure or honesty
True Lies
Emphasizing the paradox of "true lies," possibly genuine feelings hidden behind deception
Telling those
Reiterating the concept of genuine emotions masked by falsehoods
True Lies
Re-emphasizing the conflict between truth and deception
Rekindling the fires we've set
Reviving past emotions or conflicts
Like I've been playing a sympathy symphony
Comparing emotional struggles to a musical metaphor, possibly the pain of remembering
Making it hard to forget
Highlighting the difficulty of forgetting past experiences
We were lovers before we were friends
Reasserting the prioritization of romance over friendship
Now I'm forced to hold on to the scent, scent, scent of a stranger
Clutching onto memories of a stranger due to the inability to move on
While you can move on, I'm obsessed
Indicating an obsession with the past and an inability to let go
And I can't deny
Admitting the difficulty in denying certain emotions or truths
But the truth hurts
Reiterating the pain of truth
So tell me a lie
Desiring comforting falsehoods over painful truths
Let me believe there'll be more than tonight
Longing for a future beyond the current situation
Pretend that you're here for me
Requesting emotional presence and support
Bring me to life
Asking to be revitalized emotionally
Don't let me go without telling those
Asking not to be abandoned without closure or honesty (repeated)
True Lies
Emphasizing the paradox of "true lies" (repeated)
Telling those
Reiterating the concept of genuine emotions masked by falsehoods (repeated)
True Lies
Re-emphasizing the conflict between truth and deception (repeated)
Lies
Stating the word "lies" directly
(High)
Repetition of the word "lies" along with a mention of "high," possibly indicating a heightened emotional state or intensity
Lies
-(High)
-Lies
-(High)
-The truth hurts
Reiterating the pain of truth (repeated)
So tell me a lie
Desiring comforting falsehoods over painful truths (repeated)
Let me believe there'll be more than tonight
Longing for a future beyond the current situation (repeated)
Pretend that you're here for me
Requesting emotional presence and support (repeated)
Bring me to life
Asking to be revitalized emotionally (repeated)
Don't let me go without telling those
Asking not to be abandoned without closure or honesty (repeated)
True Lies
Emphasizing the paradox of "true lies" (repeated)
Telling those
Reiterating the concept of genuine emotions masked by falsehoods (repeated)
True Lies
Re-emphasizing the conflict between truth and deception (repeated)
True Lies
Further emphasis on the paradoxical nature of "true lies"
True Lies
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