[Verse 1] I learned the timing and the tone Practiced all the right expressions on my own Said the words you needed yesterday morning Drove you home, drove you home
Kept the photo on my nightstand Picked up every time you’d ring Showed up every time you needed showing Did everything, everything
[Pre-Chorus] Except mean it I never meant it
[Chorus] Well here I am, These lines I know by heart You believed the script, I played my part And the worst thing, the worst thing You never asked me if it all was real Now I’m lost in what I’m supposed to feel Liar, liar—I’m a Liar
[Verse 2] I told myself it wasn’t serious That staying is the same as wanting to But you’ve been building a whole life around this And I’ve been acting my entire way through
You asked me once what scares me most I said “losing you” and held your gaze What I meant was losing the arrangement Not the person Not even close
[Pre-Chorus] That’s when I knew That’s exactly when I knew
[Chorus] So here I am, memorizing every line Played the role like it was all just fine And the worst thing, the worst thing Now the truth is something I can feel All the lies are cutting something real Liar, liar—I’m a Liar
[Bridge] I’m not the one who got deceived here I did this with my eyes open wide You gave me everything and I gave you A very convincing lie
And I want to say I’m sorry But even that sounds like a line I’ve been performing for so long I can’t find where I end And the character begins
[Guitar Solo]
[Pre-Chorus] I think now I know I definitely know it now
[Final Chorus] I’m still here Don’t know if the guilt’s real or rehearsed Not sure what’s real anymore Maybe I meant it, not the worst thing Maybe this is me, not the worst thing Liar, liar—Am I a Liar?
[Outro - cold] Have I been lying to myself all this time? Liar, liar Have I actually meant it all the while? Liar, liar
Guess I wasn’t lying after all -