If I could turn the page
In time then I'd rearrange
Just a day or two
Close my, close my, close my eyes
Are there any days in your life that you would like to do over? When you finally find the strength to move on from difficult situations and scenarios, do you? There might be people who try to support you in doing that, but others might just be more interested in making sure that you stay in that state of funk and not want to emerge from it all. What pages would you like to turn? You probably don't have the power or agency to turn those pages, so what do you need to do to take control of the pages back? People can force you to read. but don't you want the power to write on those pages?
But I couldn't find a way
So I'll settle for one day
To believe in you
Tell me, tell me, tell me
Do you feel disappointed when you try to find copious ways or give countless chances to someone who constantly lies to you, to finally believe in them? If you are a good listener, you try to give so many chances for people to understand where you're coming from by listening to them when they speak - but do they reciprocate? You might give up because you can't find any ways to believe in them so you just have to settle on the hope that you may believe in them.
Tell me lies
Tell me sweet lies
(Tell me, tell me, tell me lies)
Oh, no, no, you can't disguise
(You can't disguise, no you can't disguise)
Tell me lies
Tell me sweet lies
Are you the one telling lies, or the one receiving them? I mean, nobody is perfect. Everybody lies. We call them 'little white lies' when they are meant to be harmless. But why are they 'white lies'? Let's not get started on a colour debate about lies, we would be here all day. The more lies that someone tells you, the more you come to lose faith in anything that they have to say. Why would you go on believing them? Trust is quickly eroded when you cannot trust someone at their word, nor rely on them being able to deliver on promises that are constantly broken.
Although I'm not making plans
I hope that you understand
There's a reason why
Close your, close your, close your eyes
Maybe your plans don't involve people who want to be in them. Maybe you have to tell little white lies in order to protect them from hurt feelings, and you are trying to let them down easy. Maybe you don't quite have enough of the reasons to be able to explain to them why things are the way that they are. You don't yet have the freedom to be able to make plans with them, so you will have to make plans without them. Maybe you're asking them to close their eyes so that they won't see how difficult it was for you to figure out how to let them down easy.
No more broken hearts
We're better off apart
Let's give it a try
Tell me, tell me, tell me lies
Acceptance of being apart or ending a relationship may be a slow-going process. You have to fight through your own insecurities of whether you were to blame for the destruction or could have done anything better to solve things. Being a willing party to try a separation is a mature decision to make. Deciding to leave a job might stir similar sentiments when better opportunities come along or you realise that the environment you are in is just not the best place for you. Would you give anything a try if it means a better quality of life for you? What lies will you have to tell yourself to convince you the other people should always come before you?
Tell me lies
Tell me sweet lies
(Tell me, tell me, tell me lies)
Oh, no, no, you can't disguise
(You can't disguise, no you can't disguise)
Tell me lies
Tell me sweet lies
I hope that you come to know that your disguise will no longer suffice. Protecting yourself using lies that demand that more lies are told to cover up the lies, it almost becomes a full time job. If the lies you continue to tell are put in place because you are trying to protect being dishonest, then have another think about whether you want to continue down that path. Would you continue to lie to people who only tell you the truth? You will soon come to know that there is no such thing as sweet little lies because a lie is a lie isn't it, I mean size doesn't really matter, especially if they are little lies. . .
In time then I'd rearrange
Just a day or two
Close my, close my, close my eyes
Are there any days in your life that you would like to do over? When you finally find the strength to move on from difficult situations and scenarios, do you? There might be people who try to support you in doing that, but others might just be more interested in making sure that you stay in that state of funk and not want to emerge from it all. What pages would you like to turn? You probably don't have the power or agency to turn those pages, so what do you need to do to take control of the pages back? People can force you to read. but don't you want the power to write on those pages?
But I couldn't find a way
So I'll settle for one day
To believe in you
Tell me, tell me, tell me
Do you feel disappointed when you try to find copious ways or give countless chances to someone who constantly lies to you, to finally believe in them? If you are a good listener, you try to give so many chances for people to understand where you're coming from by listening to them when they speak - but do they reciprocate? You might give up because you can't find any ways to believe in them so you just have to settle on the hope that you may believe in them.
Tell me lies
Tell me sweet lies
(Tell me, tell me, tell me lies)
Oh, no, no, you can't disguise
(You can't disguise, no you can't disguise)
Tell me lies
Tell me sweet lies
Are you the one telling lies, or the one receiving them? I mean, nobody is perfect. Everybody lies. We call them 'little white lies' when they are meant to be harmless. But why are they 'white lies'? Let's not get started on a colour debate about lies, we would be here all day. The more lies that someone tells you, the more you come to lose faith in anything that they have to say. Why would you go on believing them? Trust is quickly eroded when you cannot trust someone at their word, nor rely on them being able to deliver on promises that are constantly broken.
Although I'm not making plans
I hope that you understand
There's a reason why
Close your, close your, close your eyes
Maybe your plans don't involve people who want to be in them. Maybe you have to tell little white lies in order to protect them from hurt feelings, and you are trying to let them down easy. Maybe you don't quite have enough of the reasons to be able to explain to them why things are the way that they are. You don't yet have the freedom to be able to make plans with them, so you will have to make plans without them. Maybe you're asking them to close their eyes so that they won't see how difficult it was for you to figure out how to let them down easy.
No more broken hearts
We're better off apart
Let's give it a try
Tell me, tell me, tell me lies
Acceptance of being apart or ending a relationship may be a slow-going process. You have to fight through your own insecurities of whether you were to blame for the destruction or could have done anything better to solve things. Being a willing party to try a separation is a mature decision to make. Deciding to leave a job might stir similar sentiments when better opportunities come along or you realise that the environment you are in is just not the best place for you. Would you give anything a try if it means a better quality of life for you? What lies will you have to tell yourself to convince you the other people should always come before you?
Tell me lies
Tell me sweet lies
(Tell me, tell me, tell me lies)
Oh, no, no, you can't disguise
(You can't disguise, no you can't disguise)
Tell me lies
Tell me sweet lies
I hope that you come to know that your disguise will no longer suffice. Protecting yourself using lies that demand that more lies are told to cover up the lies, it almost becomes a full time job. If the lies you continue to tell are put in place because you are trying to protect being dishonest, then have another think about whether you want to continue down that path. Would you continue to lie to people who only tell you the truth? You will soon come to know that there is no such thing as sweet little lies because a lie is a lie isn't it, I mean size doesn't really matter, especially if they are little lies. . .