White Lie
Embrace the Deceit: Molly Ashcroft's White Lie
Lyrics
Yeah I know you don't like me but try for me tonight
Expressing awareness of dislike but requesting cooperation for the night.
And I know we've been fighting but let's pretend we're fine
Acknowledging previous conflicts and proposing to pretend everything is okay.
If you're gonna just leave here then hold me one last time
If leaving is inevitable, asking for one last embrace before departure.
All I ask
Simple plea for a specific request.
All I ask
Repetition for emphasis on the request.
From you
Restating the subject of the request.
Is lie for me tonight
The actual request, asking the partner to lie for the speaker tonight.
White lie
Reiteration and emphasis on the request for a "white lie," suggesting a harmless untruth.
Just a little white lie
-Just a little white lie
-All I ask all I ask from you
-Is lie for me tonight
-Lala lie lala lie now
Repeating "lala lie" as a musical interlude, possibly representing the act of lying or deception.
Lala lie lala lie now
-Lala lie lala lie
-Lala lie lala lie
-Lala lie lala lie now
-Lala lie lala lie now
-Lala lie lala lie
-Lala lie lala lie
Empty line, possibly for a pause or emphasis.
Boy you know I ain't blind yeah you changed the way you move
Noticing a change in the partner's behavior and expressing awareness of denial.
All you do is deny it you hold onto the truth
Highlighting the partner's adherence to the truth despite apparent secrets.
But all the secrets you're hiding I'll see them in the light
Asserting the speaker's ability to uncover hidden secrets.
All I ask
Repetition of the request for a lie, emphasizing its importance.
All I ask
Repetition for emphasis on the request.
From you
Restating the subject of the request.
Is lie for me tonight
Repetition of the request for a lie, emphasizing its importance.
White lie
Reiteration and emphasis on the request for a "white lie," suggesting a harmless untruth.
Just a little white lie
-Just a little white lie
-All I ask all I ask from you
-Is lie for me tonight
-Lala lie lala lie now
Repeating "lala lie" as a musical interlude, possibly representing the act of lying or deception.
Lala lie lala lie now
-Lala lie lala lie
-Lala lie lala lie
-Lala lie lala lie now
-Lala lie lala lie now
-Lala lie lala lie
-Lala lie lala lie
-So don't you go
Expressing a desire for physical closeness and emphasizing the importance of the relationship.
Let me wrap these arms around you ohhh
-Say I'm the only one
-(Ohhh lala lie lala lie)
-Ay it can wait
-Hold me close until tomorrow
-No
-So don't you say we're done
-(Lala lie lala lie)
-White lie (Lala lie lala lie)
Repetition and emphasis on the request for a "white lie," suggesting a harmless untruth.
Just a little white lie (Lala lie lala lie)
-Just a little white lie (Lala lie lala lie)
-All I ask all I ask from you
-Is lie for me tonight
Final repetition of the request for a lie, underscoring its significance.
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