lie's lie's lie's

Lyrics

[Intro - low whistle, dusty slide guitar, whispered female ad-libs, double drums creeping in]
Mmm...
Yeah...
I heard your truth wearin' borrowed skin
Now the cracks start talkin', let the hurt begin

[Verse 1 - gritty female vocal, swampy blues guitar, bass rumble, raspy phrasing]
You came in sweet with a silver tongue
Spun me a web till the damage was done
First lie, then another, then another still
You fed me poison and called it will
I wore your words like a ring of fire
Till I found out love was a funeral choir
Now I’m standin’ in the wreck of your disguise
Pickin’ up the pieces of a thousand lies

[Pre-Chorus - rising drums, handclaps, layered harmonies, whistle accents]
And I tried, I tried to breathe you in
But every breath was a blade, every kiss a sin
Now the walls are hummin’ with your alibi
And I can hear the truth in the back of my mind

[Chorus - explosive southern rock hook, full band, heavy distortion, soulful shouts, catchy harmonies]
Shattered by your lie’s, lie’s, lie’s
You broke my heart with those snake-bit eyes
Shattered by your lie’s, lie’s, lie’s
Now I’m a storm with a fire inside
You said “forever” like you meant it then
But you lied, and you lied, and you lied again
Shattered by your lie’s, lie’s, lie’s
I’m still standin’ while your world dies

[Verse 2 - darker groove, wobble guitar chords, double drums, gritty vocal growl]
I kept the receipts in a drawer of pain
Every little promise like a rusted chain
Your “I’m sorry” sounded like a broken bell
Ringin’ in the dark of a cheap motel
You wore regret like a Sunday suit
But the truth came crawlin’ in muddy boots
Now I’m laughin’ through the wreckage, loud and mean
'Cause the queen you fooled ain’t the girl you seen

[Pre-Chorus - tighter tension, bass push, whisper-to-shout build, harmonies swelling]
Oh, I was blind, but now I see
Your little white lies were a gallery
And every one of 'em carved my name
But I’m takin’ back the heat from the flame

[Chorus - full-throttle, stomping drums, soaring female belts, gang harmonies]
Shattered by your lie’s, lie’s, lie’s
You broke my heart with those snake-bit eyes
Shattered by your lie’s, lie’s, lie’s
Now I’m a storm with a fire inside
You said “forever” like you meant it then
But you lied, and you lied, and you lied again
Shattered by your lie’s, lie’s, lie’s
I’m still standin’ while your world dies

[Bridge - stripped-down whistle, gritty whisper vocals, distant guitar squeal, then explosive lift]
I can hear your ghost in the hallway now
But I don’t bow down, I don’t bow down
Every lie you fed me turned to dust
And I rose from the wreck with a savage lust
For truth...
For truth...
For my own damn name

[Final Chorus - biggest chorus, distorted guitars, soulful shouting, stacked harmonies, pounding bass]
Shattered by your lie’s, lie’s, lie’s
You broke my heart with those snake-bit eyes
Shattered by your lie’s, lie’s, lie’s
Now I’m a storm with a fire inside
You said “forever” like you meant it then
But you lied, and you lied, and you lied again
Shattered by your lie’s, lie’s, lie’s
I’m still standin’ while your world dies

[Outro - fading whistle, blues guitar cry, whispered ad-libs, reverb-drenched female vocals]
Lie’s... lie’s... lie’s...
I’m still standin’...
Yeah...
Shattered, but not gone...