Liar Liar
Avicii Lyrics

Liar, liar
The person being addressed is a liar and is being called out for it

Why on earth won't tell the truth?
The singer is questioning why the liar won't just tell the truth

Can't nobody see the lie of you?
The singer is questioning why nobody else can see through the liar's lies

Follow you to dust
The artist is willing to follow the liar even if it leads to destruction

Leaving footprints on the clouds as we're walking home
The artist is describing how they are following the liar even if it's impossible, and that they are making a big impact as they do so

Iron hearts all turn to rust
The singer is saying that everyone's hearts are breaking because of the liar's lies

By tears and the days on a diamond street
The singer is describing how they've been hurt and how it's adding up over time

Is this apocalypse?
The artist is questioning whether this is the end of the world because of the liar's lies

Chasing shadows, living dreams that don't exist
The artist is describing how they're struggling to keep up with the liar's lies and how they're not living in reality

Anymore
The artist is indicating that at some point, they were living in reality but now they're not

We need to find a way
The singer is saying that they need to find a way to deal with the liar's lies and move on

Well, we are who we are, and we're all going under
The artist is indicating that they know who they are and that the liar's lies are causing them all to fail

When the past with the last and will last until under
The singer is saying that the past will continue to haunt them

Wall closing in your head
The singer is describing how the liar is feeling trapped because they can't keep up with their lies

Counting heartbeats 'til the feeling's good and gone
The singer is describing how the liar is trying to wait until they no longer feel guilty about their lies

On a dark path there to watch
The artist is saying that they're there to watch the liar and hold them accountable for their lies

A sad greed pouring rain over everything
The artist is describing how the liar's greed and lies are hurting everything around them

They keep talking but I can't hear them, no
The singer is saying that the liar's excuses and lies are falling on deaf ears

I just sit there and watch them come and go
The singer is describing how they're just observing the liar and their lies

There might be something underneath it all
The artist is acknowledging that there could be a reason why the liar is lying

But at least I'll find, we'll all find out in the end
The artist is indicating that eventually, the truth will come out and everyone will know what the liar was hiding