Violent Femmes - Living A Lie Lyrics
I'm living a lie because I can't tell the truth.
There's a fire in the basement,
a fire on the roof.
I'm just sitting in my chair wearing a smile.
I'm going to vanish in the air after awhile.
Hey, hey somebody's confused though it couldn't be me.
I wasn't near that place.
I don't know where it was.
She didn't see my face.
You know its true because
I know wise things.
I know about these things.
I know why it is caged,
so I don't know why I'm enraged.
For all I'm worth, I lie with every breath.
Lying homes are built on my crying habitations.
Here's the milk that I spilt,
my undying lamitations
I know about these things, I know about these things
I know why it is caged,
so I don't know why I'm enraged.
Always the bride's maid, never the bride.
Look what my bride's made, out of my life.
Always the bride's maid, never the bride.
Look what your bride's made, you shook my life.
Always the bride's maid, never the bride.
Look what your bride's made, and you know, you shouldn't have lied.
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Violent Femmes Living A Lie Comments
love the way he laughs in the song. lol!!! love them
Love the screen shot, for this I wish I could give more than one thumbs up!
2018 2;01pm 1/31/2018 montogamery Alabama wednesdy
"No one is righteous-not even one"... I'm new to the word but I've come to understand that only God the son was righteous but only after he died and was reborn. it is not our righteousness that saves us but the anointed blood of Christ (so to speak). IDK. Like I said i am new to it... But not new to the Femmes. Fuckin' LOVE these blokes
BOOGNISH RISING Ween rules and Jesus is cool too 😀
@0:31 does it switch from studio to live?
no the sitar come in though
@Aidan Connors coolguitar123 is correct. This version is from the Add It Up compilation where the band spliced the beginning of the studio version onto a live concert version.
lol ~ Amen~!
Love the Violent Femmes! ♥
shame we didn't listen to what they said 20 years ago and dismantle the stupid asshole government already!!
1:54 "I brought it to the end of the song and didn't have a chance to jam!"
Song is almost six minutes long.
^Why Violent Femmes are awesome.
@kpunx so i was stating the obvious because i love the overall effect it has for me ;~)
@infinitecomplete this is the Add It Up version, and yes, it does switch ;-)
notice how at 0:30 the recording switches from studio to live version, played one semitone down? yeah.
Love this so fun
God I love this song.My parents just went on a pilgrim to the damn Creation Museum.
I do believe in parts of god/christianity. But that place is all lies. Dinasaurs are not just 6000 years old
@NikRael0822 2 days before mine! ;D
I don't see how some churches have room for anymore hypocrites.
They don't. They were lying again.
So good.
Go Packers.
Anyone know where the live part of this was recorded? I have the disk but I can't find it...
wallstv
@NikRael0822 Happy birthday!!!!
"We didn't get a chance to Jam!?!" love it.