Liar – English Lyrics

• By: Noah Cyrus
• Album: The End Of Everything

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be a deeply emotional experience, and Noah Cyrus's "Liar" offers a poignant lesson in expressing regret and self-awareness. The song's simple yet powerful lyrics provide a clear narrative of wrongdoing and its consequences, making it an accessible piece for learners to understand complex emotions. Its raw honesty makes it a special song for connecting with the universal feeling of remorse.

[English]

You always break a heart when you break a promise

I guess I didn't practice what I preach

I know not telling you was so dishonest

But honestly, the dishonesty was killing me

You asked a question and I lied

I think about it all the time

I was wrong to think I'm right

Playing God with you and I

But the truth always comes out

In the silence, it rings loud

Where there's smoke, there's a fire

Now I know what you see

When you look at me

I will always be a liar

...

And I know I wasn't doing all the right things (No, no, no)

Thought what you didn't know could never hurt (So sorry 'bout it)

But when the words slipped out, they struck like lightning

Yeah, keeping it from you just made it worse

I don't know what to do (To do)

'Cause there's no over you

And I can't hear your name without feeling ashamed

Afraid of losing you (Afraid of losing you)

And so I bend the truth (And so I bend the truth)

And it only happened once

But once was way too much, yeah

You asked a question and I lied

I think about it all the time

I was wrong to think I'm right

Playing God with you and I

But the truth always comes out

In the silence, it rings loud

Where there's smoke, there's a fire

Now I know what you see

When you look at me

I will always be a liar

Yeah, I know what you see

When you look at me

I will always be a liar

Yeah, I know what you see

When you look at me

I will always be a liar

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into parts by force
promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ B1	noun - a declaration to do or not do something verb - to commit to do something
dishonest /dɪsˈɒn.ɪst/ B2	adjective - not honest, deceitful
honest /ˈɒn.ɪst/ B1	adjective - truthful and sincere
lie /laɪ/ A2	verb - to be in a horizontal position noun - a false statement
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - the real facts or reality
fire /faɪər/ B2	noun - combustion producing heat and light
silence /ˈsaɪ.ləns/ B1	noun - the complete absence of sound
smoke /smoʊk/ B1	noun - gas and particles visible in the air from fire
fire /faɪər/ B2	noun - combustion producing heat and light
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze
always /ˈɔːl.weɪz/ A2	adverb - at all times
lie /laɪ/ A2	noun - false statement intended to deceive

Key Grammar Structures

• You always break a heart when you break a promise

  ➔ Present simple tense (used for habitual actions)

  ➔ The **present simple** tense describes routines or general truths.

• I know not telling you was so dishonest

  ➔ Inversion after 'know not' (formal or poetic usage)

  ➔ The phrase shows an **inversion** of the typical word order, common in formal or poetic contexts.

• And I bend the truth

  ➔ Use of the verb 'bend' in a metaphorical sense (metaphor for lying or dishonesty)

  ➔ The verb **bend** is used metaphorically to mean **distort** or **manipulate** the truth.

• It only happened once

  ➔ Adverbial phrase 'only' emphasizing the singular occurrence

  ➔ The **adverb 'only'** limits the scope of 'happened' to a single occurrence, highlighting its rarity or significance.

• Where there's smoke, there's a fire

  ➔ Conditional statement expressing causation or correlation

  ➔ This is an example of a **conditional sentence** showing that **signs** (smoke) suggest a **cause** (fire).

• I will always be a liar

  ➔ Use of 'will' for future certainty or continuous state

  ➔ The **modal 'will'** indicates a **future** certainty or an ongoing characteristic that the speaker believes will persist.