4 Strings currently consists of Carlo Resoort (who mostly makes the music) … Read Full Bio ↴4 Strings currently consists of Carlo Resoort (who mostly makes the music) and Jan De Vos (who mostly works on production and arrangement, and performs some songs). In 2004, there were some rumors of singer Vanessa van Hemert leaving the group, due to some new 4 Strings songs that were released that did not feature van Hemert. On the official 4 Strings website, Resoort debunked the rumors. Although in 2005, van Hemert did leave the group. While Jan De Vos isn't actually a part of 4 Strings, he took up the name DJ 4 Strings and does all live performances in place of the actual group.

Living A Lie
4 Strings Lyrics

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I'm tired of thinking
Afraid of letting go
Where's the meaning
Of moving slow?

Watching your face in the crowd
You've been what love's all about
But it's too late

Too late to say I'm sorry
Too late to change your mind
Too late to turn back the hands of time
I was living a lie

Too late to walk on water
Too late for hapless tries
Let me see forgiveness in your eyes
I was living a lie, I was living a lie
I was living a lie, I was living a lie

Living a lie
Living a lie

Here's the feeling
Tasting bittersweet
I make believe that
You're here with me

Watching your face in the crowd
You've been what love's all about
But it's too late

Too late to say I'm sorry
Too late to change your mind
Too late to turn back the hands of time
I was living a lie

Too late to walk on water
Too late for hapless tries
Let me see forgiveness in your eyes
I was living a lie, I was living a lie

Living a lie
Living a lie

Too late to walk on water
Too late for hapless tries

Let me see forgiveness in your eyes
I was living a lie

Overall Meaning

In the song Living a Lie by 4 Strings, the singer is expressing regrets about their past decisions in a relationship. The song starts with the singer being tired of thinking and afraid of letting go, they are questioning the purpose of moving slow. They then see their former partner in a crowd and acknowledge that love was present in their relationship, but it is too late to apologize, change their mind, or turn back time. They feel like they have been living a lie and that it is too late to try and fix things. The chorus repeats the phrase "living a lie" which emphasizes the weight of the singer's regret.

The lyrics in the second verse continue to explain the feeling of the past relationship being bittersweet, and the singer makes themselves believe that their partner is still with them. However, they still acknowledge that it's too late to fix things, and all they want is forgiveness from their former partner. The song ends repeating the chorus of "too late to walk on water, too late for hapless tries, let me see forgiveness in your eyes, I was living a lie."

Overall, the song Living a Lie is an emotional ballad about regret and the consequences of not being truthful in a relationship. The singer wishes they had done things differently and is seeking forgiveness from their partner.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm tired of thinking
I am exhausted from overthinking my emotions and actions

Afraid of letting go
I am scared of moving on and releasing my attachment to this situation

Where's the meaning
I am searching for a purpose or significance in my current state of confusion

Of moving slow?
I wonder if taking things slowly is hindering my progress towards clarity and resolution

Watching your face in the crowd
Observing you from a distance amongst many people

You've been what love's all about
You have represented the essence and embodiment of love

But it's too late
However, time has run out and the opportunity has passed

Too late to say I'm sorry
It is no longer possible to apologize

Too late to change your mind
There is no chance to alter your decision or opinion

Too late to turn back the hands of time
It is impossible to reverse or redo past actions or events

I was living a lie
I was living with deception or falsehood

Too late to walk on water
It is not feasible to perform miracles or extraordinary feats

Too late for hapless tries
Trying with no direction or strategy will not lead to success

Let me see forgiveness in your eyes
I desire to witness a sign of absolution or mercy from you

Living a lie
Existing with deceit or self-deception

Here's the feeling
This is the sensation or sentiment I am experiencing

Tasting bittersweet
It is a mix of both pleasure and pain or happiness and sadness

I make believe that
I pretend or imagine that

You're here with me
You are physically present with me

Let me see forgiveness in your eyes
I long to see an expression of absolution or mercy in your gaze

Living a lie
Existing with deception or self-deception

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRADLEY KIRK ARNOLD, CHRISTOPHER LEE HENDERSON, MATTHEW DARRICK ROBERTS, ROBERT TODD HARRELL

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