Sonically, the song is a pop rock song with a powerfully emotional chorus. Lyrically, the song describes wanting to be told lies in a relationship than to face the fact that your significant other is no longer in love with you.
Tell Me Lies
Ashley Tisdale Lyrics
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'Cause the truth makes me want you to tell me lies
My biggest fear is crying oceans of tears
I would rather you not be so sincere
How cold could you be?
What would you do if you were me?
I'm better off if it's a mystery
'Cause I don't want know
If I kissed your lips for the last time
Please don't say if it's so
Tell my heart it's not goodbye
And do this one thing for me
Make up some stupid story tonight
It's alright, keep your truth and tell me lies
Something's not right, love is nowhere in sight
I'm not ready to let go, it's not time
How cruel could you be?
Do say it's through least not to me
I'm better off, leave it a mystery
'Cause I don't want know
If I kissed your lips for the last time
Please don't say if it's so
Tell my heart it's not goodbye
And do this one thing for me
Make up some stupid story tonight
It's alright, keep your truth and tell me lies
Don't tell me you're leaving
There's only so much I can take
It's easier if you're faking
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh whoa
'Cause I don't want know
If I kissed your lips for the last time
Please don't say if it's so
Tell my heart it's not goodbye
And do this one thing for me
Make up some stupid story tonight
Can we keep pretending
This is not the ending tonight
It's alright, keep your truth and tell me lies
Tell me, tell me, tell me lies
Tell me, tell me, tell me lies
Tell me, tell me, tell me lies
In the song "Tell Me Lies" by Ashley Tisdale, she sings about wanting her significant other to lie to her instead of telling her the truth, because the truth would hurt too much. She sings about how she can tell something is not right and she's not ready to let go, even though love seems to be nowhere in sight. She asks her partner to make up a stupid story to tell her instead of telling her the truth about their relationship ending. She begs them to keep pretending that their relationship is not ending, and that the truth doesn't have to come out.
Line by Line Meaning
It's in your eyes, feelings can't be disguised
I can see from the way you look at me that you have something to tell me, even though you might try to hide it
'Cause the truth makes me want you to tell me lies
I'm afraid of what the truth might be, so I would rather you lie to me to make me feel better
My biggest fear is crying oceans of tears
The thought of losing you is so unbearable to me, it could make me cry endlessly
I would rather you not be so sincere
I don't want you to be honest with me if it means you might hurt me or leave me
How cold could you be?
I can't believe you would treat me this way if you really cared about me
What would you do if you were me?
Have you ever considered how you would feel or react if our roles were reversed?
I'm better off if it's a mystery
I would rather not know the truth and have my head in the clouds than deal with the reality of losing you
'Cause I don't want know
I'm not ready to face the truth and would rather believe in a lie
If I kissed your lips for the last time
I'm afraid that our relationship is coming to an end and I won't be able to spend any more intimate moments with you
Please don't say if it's so
I don't want you to confirm my fears and end things between us
Tell my heart it's not goodbye
I want to believe that we will still be together and not have to say goodbye
And do this one thing for me
I'm asking you to keep up appearances for my sake, even though you might not want to
Make up some stupid story tonight
I want you to lie to me about why you might be acting differently, even if it's silly or illogical
Something's not right, love is nowhere in sight
I'm sensing that our love is fading and it scares me
I'm not ready to let go, it's not time
I don't want our relationship to be over yet, so I'm not ready to move on
How cruel could you be?
I can't believe that you would be so unkind to me by not being honest about your feelings
Do say it's through least not to me
If you're going to end things between us, please don't say it to my face
Don't tell me you're leaving
The thought of you leaving me is too much to bear and I don't want to hear it
There's only so much I can take
I'm already at my breaking point and can't handle any more emotional pain
It's easier if you're faking
I would rather you pretend everything is okay, even if it's not, than face the reality of what might be happening
Can we keep pretending
I want us to continue living in this fantasy world where everything is fine and we're still together
This is not the ending tonight
I'm holding out hope that this is not the end of our relationship and we still have a chance
Tell me, tell me, tell me lies
I'm asking you to lie to me so that I can continue to believe in our relationship, even if it's not based in reality
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: EMANUAL KIRIAKOU, FRANKIE STORM, JESS CATES
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