Dorough was born in Orlando, Florida, where he met future friend and bandmate A.J. McLean. His mother, Paula Flores, is Puerto Rican, and his late father, Hoke Dorough, was Irish American. He is the youngest of five siblings. He came to fame in the mid 1990s as a member of the Backstreet Boys.
Lie to Me
Howie D Lyrics
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Stole my strength Stole my Youth
All Around me, All Around me
Hey...
Water came and washed away
All my life in just one day
All around me, all around me
Nobody told me we were too young
Nobody told me we couldn't love
Nobody warned me somebody's comin'
She is a flood
Nobody told me this wouldn't last
Her waves came and swept me back
Oh why, why,
Won't somebody lie to me?
Lie to Me
A seeking page floats below
The sad remains
Of all we wrote
All around me, all around me
Hey... Hey, yeah
Nobody told me we were too young
Nobody told me we couldn't love
Nobody warned me somebody's comin'
She is a flood
Nobody told me this wouldn't last
Her waves came and swept me back
Oh why, why,
Won't somebody lie to me?
Won't somebody Lie to Me?
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
I'm facin it alone
You're memory's like stone
Washing over me, Washing over me, Washing over me
I'll sink or I'll stay
It's with you or at bay
Could somebody please, just lie to me, yeah
Nobody told me we were too young
Nobody told me we couldn't love
Nobody warned me somebody's comin'
She is a flood
Nobody told me this wouldn't last
Her waves came and swept me back
Oh why, why,
Won't somebody lie to me?
Won't somebody lie to me?
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Nobody told me this wouldn't last
Her waves came and swept me back
Oh why, why,
Won't somebody lie to me?
Oh, somebody lie to me?
Lie to Me
The song “Lie to Me” by Howie D is a melodic ballad that delves into feelings of heartbreak and shattered expectations. The song opens with an evocative scene of a moonlit wave that is blue in color stealing the singer’s strength and youth. This feeling of loss is further emphasized by the repetition of “All around me, all around me” which is the singer’s way of conveying the feeling of being surrounded by the aftermath of a sudden break-up.
The chorus of the song has a particularly poignant message - the singer laments that nobody told him the truth about the relationship. He wishes that someone would have warned him that the love he shared with his partner was not going to survive. He wants someone to lie to him and tell him that everything will be okay, even if it is not true. The desperation in the singer’s voice is palpable as he wishes that someone would have prepared him for the storm that was coming.
The second verse follows a similar pattern as the first, emphasizing the idea of things falling apart quickly. The singer describes a “seeking page” floating below the sad remains of what they wrote, suggesting that not only the relationship but even their communication has crumbled. The final moments of the song express the singer’s emotional exhaustion - it feels like they are facing it alone and cannot bear the memory of their past with their partner. The song ends on a note of desolation with the singer begging someone to lie to him.
Overall, “Lie to Me” is a song that deals with heartbreak in a unique and evocative way. It conveys the feeling of betrayal and the sadness of unmet expectations.
Line by Line Meaning
A moonlit wave, the color blue
The calming blue of the ocean seems to have taken away the singer's strength and youth
Stole my strength Stole my Youth
The color blue of the wave has made the singer feel weak and old
All Around me, All Around me
The calming blue ocean surrounds the singer, reminding him of his lost youth
Water came and washed away
The ocean washed away everything the singer had in his life in just one day
All my life in just one day
Everything the singer had in his life was taken away in just one day by the ocean
Nobody told me we were too young
No one warned the singer that he was too young to love someone or that he would be hurt if he did
Nobody told me we couldn't love
No one warned the singer that he and his loved one couldn't be in love
Nobody warned me somebody's comin'
The singer was not warned that someone was coming into his life
She is a flood
The new person in the singer's life had a great impact on him, just like a flood would
Nobody told me this wouldn't last
The singer was not warned that the relationship he had with the new person would not last forever
Her waves came and swept me back
The new person's waves of emotions overtook the singer, bringing him back to the time before he met her
Oh why, why, Won't somebody lie to me?
The singer would rather be lied to about the situation than face the harsh truth
A seeking page floats below the sad remains
The singer's old diary or journal brings back sad memories
Of all we wrote
The diary or journal contains everything the singer wrote about his relationship with the new person
I'm facin it alone
The singer is now facing the aftermath of the ended relationship all by himself
You're memory's like stone
The memories of the relationship are solid and unchanging, just like a stone
Washing over me, Washing over me, Washing over me
The memories of the relationship keep coming back to the singer, overwhelming him
I'll sink or I'll stay
The singer could either succumb to the pain or stay strong and move on
Could somebody please, just lie to me, yeah
The singer desperately wants to be lied to, so he can escape his painful reality
Writer(s): Zac Poor, Chris Destefano, Cam Rindal
Contributed by Grace E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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LYRIC:
A moonlit wave, the color blue
Stole my strength Stole my Youth
All Around me, All Around me
Hey...
Water came and washed away
All my life in just one day
All around me, all around me
Hey... Hey...
Nobody told me we were too young
Nobody told me we couldn't love
Nobody warned me somebody's comin'
She is a flood
Nobody told me this wouldn't last
Her waves came and swept me back
Oh why, why,
Won't somebody lie to me?
Lie to Me
A seeking page floats below
The sad remains
Of all we wrote
All around me, all around me
Hey... Hey, yeah
Nobody told me we were too young
Nobody told me we couldn't love
Nobody warned me somebody's comin'
She is a flood
Nobody told me this wouldn't last
Her waves came and swept me back
Oh why, why,
Won't somebody lie to me?
Won't somebody Lie to Me?
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
I'm facin it alone
You're memory's like stone
Washing over me, Washing over me, Washing over me
I'll sink or I'll stay
It's with you or at bay
Could somebody please, just lie to me, yeah
Nobody told me we were too young
Nobody told me we couldn't love
Nobody warned me somebody's comin'
She is a flood
Nobody told me this wouldn't last
Her waves came and swept me back
Oh why, why,
Won't somebody lie to me?
Won't somebody lie to me?
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Nobody told me this wouldn't last
Her waves came and swept me back
Oh why, why,
Won't somebody lie to me?
Oh, somebody lie to me?
Lie to Me
@1little9dark9angel3
Just found out this song and I suddenly remembered why I had a crush on Howie when I was a child. His eyes and his smile are amazing and his voice is so sweet. Wish he had more solos in the bsb songs...
@LaueeeCarter
He has more solos
@Boutiqueeny
Loriane Parent Not enough tho
@ckulai83able
Omg I love Howie D
@tweetybird8945
Howie so hot and he always looks good as much as the rest do
@elaineribeiro8866
Me too! ❤️❤️❤️
@Godwin_Anthony10
My Favourite singer from the BSB group ❤❤❤❤❤actually the BSB is incomplete if anyones voice is missing ❤❤❤❤❤
@nerdykeith
So glad BSB are allowing Howie more lead vocals; he has an amazing talent
@onesoullove1111
He sure does
@franalmeida2563
Meu cantor favorito dos Backstreet Boys...Howie D the best of backstreet boys.