But I Lied
Love's Complicated Journey: A Reflection on Truth and Change
Lyrics
Wonder if it's always been this bright
Contemplating if the brightness has always been present
I could never tell you where it all went wrong
Uncertain about when things went wrong
Because you were always right
Acknowledging the partner's consistent correctness
I could spend a lifetime handing out the blame
Open to assigning blame throughout a lifetime
I could call it all a big mistake
Considering the possibility of labeling it all as a mistake
But love that we are given never goes away
Emphasizing the enduring nature of given love
It just changes every day
Highlighting the constant evolution of love
Guess I'll find it if I wait
Expressing the willingness to discover love with patience
And every day gets better, everything is almost fine
Noting improvement in daily life, with things nearly fine
'Cause every night I'm still pretending you're not on my mind
Admitting to pretending every night that the person is not on the mind
But I lied
Confessing to deception, acknowledging untruthfulness
There's nothing in your heart that I don't understand
Understanding everything in the partner's heart
I know yesterday has come and gone
Recognizing the passage of yesterday
Wishes are like water slipping through my hands
Comparing wishes to water slipping away, unable to retain them
And I never could hold on
Expressing difficulty in holding onto things
Truth is complicated when it comes to you
Highlighting the complexity of truth concerning the partner
Every edge is dangerously rough
Describing the challenging and rough aspects of the relationship
Nothing ever changes but my point of view
Noting the constancy of the partner's behavior, with a changing perspective
And today I'll call it love
Choosing to label the current state as love
As if calling was enough
Questioning the sufficiency of verbal expression
And every day gets better, everything is almost fine
Reiterating the improvement in daily life, almost reaching a fine state
'Cause every night I'm still pretending you're not on my mind
Continuing to pretend every night that the person is not in thoughts
But I lied, But I lied, But I lied
Repeating the admission of deception
Stumbling through this journey is an uphill climb
Describing the journey as a challenging uphill climb
So much effort gone and more to come
Acknowledging expended effort with more to come
If I was to make love to you one more time
Contemplating the consequences of making love again
Would I wonder what I had done? Would I be the only one?
Pondering potential regret and questioning exclusivity
And every day gets better, everything is almost fine
Reiterating the daily improvement and near-fine state
'Cause every night I'm still pretending you're not on my mind
Continuing nightly pretense of the person not being on the mind
And every day gets better, everything is almost fine
Emphasizing ongoing improvement and almost reaching a fine state
'Cause every night I'm still pretending you're not on my mind
Persisting in pretending every night that the person is not on the mind
But I lied
Repeating the confession of deception
Yeah yeah
Concluding with an emphatic affirmation of the earlier deception
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