Lie Like This – English Lyrics

• By: Julia Michaels

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ HE SAYS I'M PRETTY UPSIDE DOWN ♪

♪ PRETTY RIGHT SIDE UP TOO ♪

♪ TURN ME HALFWAY AROUND ♪

♪ HE SAYS I'M EMOTIONALLY SOUND ♪

♪ EMOTIONALLY FUCKED TOO ♪

♪ NOW I'M ALL TURNED AROUND ♪

♪ HE SAYS I'M DAYDREAMIN' ♪

♪ ABOUT LEAVIN' FOR NO REASON ♪

♪ WELL, I GOT HAY FEVER ♪

♪ FROM MY FEELINGS, YET I DON'T ♪

♪ HEAD ON YOUR SHOULDER, YOU KEEP PULLIN' ME CLOSE ♪

♪ I'M SPILLIN' OVER, TRYIN' NOT TO UNFOLD ♪

♪ I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU, BUT I'M LETTIN' YOU KNOW ♪

♪ THE TRUTH IS I CAN'T RESIST WHENEVER WE LIE LIKE THIS ♪

♪ HELD ONTO HORSES, BUT I'M LETTIN' THEM GO ♪

♪ WE'RE RIGHT ON COURSE TO NEVER STOP OR GO SLOW ♪

♪ I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU, BUT I'M LETTIN' YOU KNOW ♪

♪ THE TRUTH IS I CAN'T RESIST WHENEVER WE LIE LIKE THIS, YEAH ♪

♪ LIE LIKE THIS, LIE LIKE ♪

♪ LIE LIKE THIS, LIE LIKE ♪

♪ CAN'T RESIST ♪

♪ WHENEVER WE ♪

♪ LIE LIKE THIS, LIE LIKE ♪

♪ LIE LIKE THIS, LIE LIKE ♪

♪ CAN'T RESIST ♪

♪ HE SAYS I'M KINDA TOO UPFRONT ♪

♪ WHEN I'M DRIVIN' FROM THE BACKSEAT ♪

♪ SO LEAD ME WHERE YOU WANT ♪

♪ HE SAYS I'M A LITTLE TOO HARD TO HANDLE ♪

♪ A LITTLE TOO TOUGH TO GET TO ♪

♪ BUT BEAUTIFUL ONCE YOU BREAK THROUGH ♪

♪ YEAH, HE SAYS I'M DAYDREAMIN' ♪

♪ ABOUT LEAVIN' FOR NO REASON ♪

♪ WELL, I GOT HAY FEVER ♪

♪ FROM MY FEELINGS, YET I DON'T ♪

♪ HEAD ON YOUR SHOULDER, YOU KEEP PULLIN' ME CLOSE ♪

♪ I'M SPILLIN' OVER, TRYIN' NOT TO UNFOLD ♪

♪ I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU, BUT I'M LETTIN' YOU KNOW ♪

♪ THE TRUTH IS I CAN'T RESIST WHENEVER WE LIE LIKE THIS ♪

♪ HELD ONTO HORSES, BUT I'M LETTIN' THEM GO ♪

♪ WE'RE RIGHT ON COURSE TO NEVER STOP OR GO SLOW ♪

♪ I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU, BUT I'M LETTIN' YOU KNOW ♪

♪ THE TRUTH IS I CAN'T RESIST WHENEVER WE LIE LIKE THIS, YEAH ♪

♪ LIE LIKE THIS, LIE LIKE ♪

♪ LIE LIKE THIS, LIE LIKE ♪

♪ CAN'T RESIST ♪

♪ WHENEVER WE ♪

♪ LIE LIKE THIS, LIE LIKE ♪

♪ LIE LIKE THIS, LIE LIKE ♪

♪ CAN'T RESIST ♪

♪ HEAD ON YOUR SHOULDER, YOU'RE PULLIN' ME CLOSE ♪

♪ I'M SPILLIN' OVER, TRYIN' NOT TO UNFOLD ♪

♪ I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU, BUT I'M LETTING YOU KNOW ♪

♪ THE TRUTH IS I CAN'T RESIST WHENEVER WE LIE LIKE THIS ♪

♪ HELD ONTO HORSES (WOO), BUT I'M LETTIN' THEM GO, YEAH ♪

♪ WE'RE RIGHT ON COURSE TO NEVER STOP OR GO SLOW ♪

♪ I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU, BUT I'M LETTIN' YOU KNOW ♪

♪ THE TRUTH IS I CAN'T RESIST WHENEVER WE LIE LIKE THIS, YEAH ♪

♪ LIE LIKE THIS, LIE LIKE ♪

♪ LIE LIKE THIS, LIE LIKE ♪

♪ CAN'T RESIST ♪

♪ WHENEVER WE ♪

♪ LIE LIKE THIS, LIE LIKE ♪

♪ LIE LIKE THIS, LIE LIKE ♪

♪ CAN'T RESIST ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• TURN ME HALFWAY AROUND

  ➔ Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "_Turn around_" is a phrasal verb meaning to rotate or change direction. Here, "me" is the object.

• NOW I'M ALL TURNED AROUND

  ➔ Past Participle as an Adjective / State of Being

  ➔ "_Turned around_" here describes the speaker's state, meaning confused or disoriented, functioning like an adjective.

• ABOUT LEAVIN' FOR NO REASON

  ➔ Gerund after Preposition

  ➔ The word "_leavin'_" (leaving) is a gerund (verb + -ing acting as a noun) that follows the preposition "about".

• YOU KEEP PULLIN' ME CLOSE

  ➔ "Keep + Gerund"

  ➔ The structure "_keep_ + gerund (_pullin'_)" indicates an action that is continuous or repeated.

• TRYIN' NOT TO UNFOLD

  ➔ Negation of Infinitive / "Try + Infinitive"

  ➔ The phrase "_not to unfold_" shows the negation of an infinitive verb, indicating an effort to prevent an action.

• BUT I'M LETTIN' YOU KNOW

  ➔ Causative Verb "Let"

  ➔ The structure "_let_ + object (_you_) + bare infinitive (_know_)" means to allow or cause someone to do something.

• THE TRUTH IS I CAN'T RESIST WHENEVER WE LIE LIKE THIS

  ➔ "Can't Resist" + Adverbial Clause of Time

  ➔ "_Can't resist_" expresses an inability to stop or avoid something. It's followed by an adverbial clause starting with "_whenever_", indicating the specific circumstances.

• WE'RE RIGHT ON COURSE TO NEVER STOP OR GO SLOW

  ➔ "On Course To + Infinitive" + Negation

  ➔ "_On course to_" is an idiom meaning progressing towards a goal. The infinitive "_to stop or go slow_" is negated by "_never_," emphasizing the continuous movement.

• A LITTLE TOO HARD TO HANDLE

  ➔ "Too + Adjective + Infinitive"

  ➔ This structure expresses that something is excessively difficult, making a particular action (_to handle_) impossible or undesirable. Here, "_too hard to handle_".