Faking The Books
Lali Puna Lyrics
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And now we try to forge ourselves
We've been done before
And now we try to forge ourselves
I'll be true again
But until then I fake the books
'Cause everybody knows
This ain't heaven
Until everybody knows
We've been wrong before
There is a lot that we survived
We've been wrong before
There is a lot that we survived
I'll be true again
But until then I fake the books
'Cause everybody knows
This ain't heaven
Until everybody knows
The song Faking The Books by Lali Puna is a contemplative number that deals with themes of deception, self-examination, and rebuilding of one's own identity. The repeated refrain of "We've been done before, And now we try to forge ourselves", speaks to the fact that the person singing the song has been through difficult times before, and is using that experience to rebuild themselves. The line "I'll be true again, But until then I fake the books" is particularly insightful, as it speaks to the idea of "fake it till you make it". The person recognizes that they are not where they want to be yet, that they are not being true to themselves yet, but they are working towards it. They are faking it until they can truly be themselves.
The line "This ain't heaven, Until everybody knows" is another important line in the song. It speaks to the fact that true happiness is not achieved until others know the real you, until you are truly being yourself. The idea that you can only be truly happy when you are honest with yourself and the world around you is a powerful one, and this song speaks to it effectively.
Overall, Faking the Books is a song that speaks to the struggles that we all face in rebuilding ourselves after difficult times. It acknowledges that it takes time and effort to truly be true to yourself, but that it is necessary to be truly happy. It is a poignant reminder that even though we may have been "done before", we can still forge a new path for ourselves and find success and happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
We've been done before
We have experienced failure before in our lives.
And now we try to forge ourselves
We are attempting to shape and create a better version of ourselves after our past failures.
I'll be true again
I will be honest and genuine in my actions and behavior once more.
But until then I fake the books
However, until I can truly be honest, I will pretend that everything is okay.
'Cause everybody knows
Because everyone is aware that things are not perfect and there is still work to be done.
This ain't heaven
This is not a perfect or ideal situation.
Until everybody knows
Until everyone acknowledges and accepts the shortcomings and imperfections in our lives.
We've been wrong before
We have made mistakes in the past.
There is a lot that we survived
Despite our mistakes, we have persevered through difficult times.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARKUS ACHER, VALERIE TREBELJAHR
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Please Read
16 years later, I still love this song. And this video is just perfectly harmonized for this song. Such a classic and will always be a classic. They deserve the recognition more than a 500m viewed video out now. They deserve the 9-10 figure video view hands down
Stan Wak
This is boring though.
Raziel
I listen to this song a lot. Still in 2020 I adore this composition
Pixaroo
I showed this video to my husband tonight, his mind was blown. I've loved Lali Puna since high school, I'm in my mid 30s now. I remember finding this video many years ago and adoring it, it holds up just as well today. Brilliant job.
microwiz
This is a brilliant piece of ... not found art, but something that was found that became art in combination with this song. I love it.
Curiosities with
I love this. And still have discs from my ASL classes. These people were babies here ❤
Charles Griffin Gibson
In high school I used to smoke with friends in my car with this track on, gives me so much nostalgia
Ralph Livingston
cigarettes?
Charles Griffin Gibson
+Ralph Livingston Whatever was around bro
A secret Hollywood tranny
so did we. but in Russia (as opposed to car, I suppose). that was more than a decade ago..