Cher gained popularity in 1965 as one-half of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher after their song "I Got You Babe" peaked at number one on the US and UK charts. Together they sold 40 million records worldwide. Her solo career was established during the same time, with the top-ten singles "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" and "You Better Sit Down Kids". She became a television personality in the 1970s with her CBS shows; first The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, watched by over 30 million viewers weekly during its three-year run, and then the namesake Cher. She emerged as a fashion trendsetter by wearing elaborate outfits on her television shows.
While working on television, Cher released the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", "Half-Breed", and "Dark Lady", becoming the female artist with the most number-one singles in United States history at the time. After her divorce from Sonny Bono in 1975, she released the disco album Take Me Home (1979) and earned $300,000 a week for her 1979–1982 concert residency in Las Vegas.
In 1982, Cher made her Broadway debut in the play Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean and starred in its film adaptation. She subsequently garnered critical acclaim for her performances in films such as Silkwood (1983), Mask (1985), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), and Moonstruck (1987), the last of which won her the Academy Award for Best Actress. She then revived her music career by recording the rock-inflected albums Cher (1987), Heart of Stone (1989), and Love Hurts (1991), all of which yielded successful singles such as "I Found Someone", "If I Could Turn Back Time", and "Love and Understanding". Cher contributed to the soundtrack for her next film, Mermaids (1990), which spawned the UK number-one single "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)". She made her directorial debut with a segment in the abortion-themed anthology If These Walls Could Talk (1996).
Cher reached a new commercial peak in 1998 with the dance-pop album Believe, whose title track topped the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1999 and became the biggest-selling single of all time by a female artist in the UK. It features pioneering use of Auto-Tune to distort her vocals, known as the "Cher effect". Her 2002–2005 Living Proof: The Farewell Tour became one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time, earning $250 million. In 2008, she signed a $60 million deal to headline the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for three years. During the 2010s, she landed starring roles in the films Burlesque (2010) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) and released studio albums Closer to the Truth (2013) and Dancing Queen (2018), both of which debuted at number three on the Billboard 200.
Having sold 100 million records, Cher is one of the world's best-selling music artists. Her achievements include a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, the Billboard Icon Award, and awards from the Kennedy Center Honors and the Council of Fashion Designers of America. She is the only artist to date to have a number-one single on a Billboard chart in six consecutive decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s. Aside from music and acting, she is noted for her political views, social media presence, philanthropic endeavors, and social activism, including LGBT rights and HIV/AIDS prevention.
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Lie To Me
Cher Lyrics
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Oh, fuck, just lie to me
Tell me something sweet
Till I look the other way
Don't wanna start over babe
Already gave you everything
I got nothing left of me
Here it comes now, you're gonna stab me in the heart
I'm gonna hold my ears, so I can't hear us fall apart
Oh, I'm just a little broken down, trying to keep myself alive
So don't kill me
Don't kill me
Neither one of us is pure enough to come clean
I'd rather you lie to me
And look me dead in the eyes
Tell me I'm the one you need
I don't wanna start over babe
This was my everything
You were my last chance, you see
Truth is overrated to me
Is this all common now?
Where's that fairytale that sold us out?
Oh, do you really think you're the only one with secrets now?
See, you're like me
You're just like me
Well, one of us is happy
Other bleeds
So just lie to me
I tell you something sweet
Till we look the other way
We don't wanna start over babe
Weavin' up everything
Till there's nothing left
Hmmm
The lyrics to Cher's song Lie To Me explore the theme of deception and how the desire for a partner's love can lead individuals to overlook the truth. The song begins with the singer expressing a need for her partner to lie to her and tell her something sweet because she doesn't want to face the truth. She's given everything to her partner and has nothing left so the truth is overrated. She's aware that her partner is going to hurt her but she doesn't want to hear it. The second verse explores the idea that neither of them is pure enough to come clean and that they both have secrets. The singer also questions whether the idea of true love is even real.
The chorus repeats the desperate plea for the partner to lie and tell her that she's the one he needs. She doesn't want to start over and believes that her partner is her last chance. The bridge of the song concludes that one of them is happy and the other bleeds. The final chorus reiterates the need for lies to keep the relationship going.
Overall, the lyrics of Lie To Me highlight the common experience of wanting to hold onto a relationship even if it's not based on the truth. The lyrics are sung in a melancholic tone that conveys the desperation of the singer while the melody adds a dreamlike quality that enhances the theme of a reluctant reality.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, fuck, just lie to me
Cher is pleading for her partner to deceive her because she cannot handle the truth anymore
Tell me something sweet
Cher wants to forget what's really going on between them and pretend that things are perfect
Till I look the other way
Cher wants her partner to keep lying to her until she is oblivious to reality
Don't wanna start over babe
Cher is too invested in this relationship to start all over again with someone else
Already gave you everything
Cher has dedicated herself fully to the relationship, leaving nothing for herself
I got nothing left of me
Cher has neglected her own well-being for the sake of the relationship and has nothing left to give
The truth is overrated
Cher believes that honesty isn't always the best policy, especially if it causes harm or pain
Here it comes now, you're gonna stab me in the heart
Cher anticipates that her partner will reveal a harsh truth that will hurt her deeply
I'm gonna hold my ears, so I can't hear us fall apart
Cher doesn't want to face the reality of the situation and would rather avoid the possibility of them ending the relationship
Oh, I'm just a little broken down, trying to keep myself alive
Cher is feeling vulnerable and struggling to maintain her sense of self
So don't kill me
Cher wants her partner to be gentle with her and not damage her emotionally
Neither one of us is pure enough to come clean
Both Cher and her partner are guilty of keeping secrets and aren't willing to confront the truth
I'd rather you lie to me
Cher would rather stay in blissful ignorance than face the harsh reality of their situation
And look me dead in the eyes
Cher wants her partner to convincingly lie to her, making direct eye contact
Tell me I'm the one you need
Cher wants to feel wanted and loved, even if it's not genuine
This was my everything
Cher has put all her hopes and dreams into this relationship, making it the most important thing to her
You were my last chance, you see
Cher has invested so much in this relationship that if it falls apart, she won't have any hope left
Truth is overrated to me
Cher believes that living in a fantasy world is preferable to facing the truth and reality
Is this all common now?
Cher questions the validity of their relationship and wonders if it's normal to live in a relationship filled with lies
Where's that fairytale that sold us out?
Cher is disillusioned with the idea that relationships are supposed to be fairy tales and wonders why reality is so different
Oh, do you really think you're the only one with secrets now?
Cher realizes that both she and her partner are keeping secrets from each other and wonders if they can ever truly be honest
See, you're like me
Cher's partner is just as guilty of deception as she is
Well, one of us is happy
One of them is content with living in this fabricated reality, but it's unclear who that is
Other bleeds
The other person is deeply hurt by the constant lying and deception, causing them emotional pain
So just lie to me
Cher wants her partner to continue the charade of their relationship, even if it's based on falsehoods
I tell you something sweet
Cher is willing to reciprocate the lies with her own deceptive words
Till we look the other way
Cher wants them to keep deceiving each other until the truth is too painful to bear
We don't wanna start over babe
Cher still wants to hold onto this relationship, despite the fact that it's built on a foundation of lies
Weavin' up everything
Cher wants to continue fabricating a relationship that is based on a tangled web of lies and deceit
Till there's nothing left
Cher wants to keep up the lie until there's nothing left of their relationship but the falsehood on which it is based
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BILLY MANN, ALECIA MOORE
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