Dorough was born in Orlando, Florida, where he met future friend and bandmate A.J. McLean.[1] He has a Puerto Rican mother,[2] Paula Flores, and an Irish American father, Hoke Dorough, the youngest of 5. He is half Hispanic and speaks fluent Spanish. Dorough has had a passion for the entertainment business since he was three years old, when he would jump on his grandparents bed, singing "Baby Face" while strumming his tiny guitar. At the age of six, Dorough participated in an Orlando production of The Wizard of Oz. During his teen years, he auditioned for Latin boy band Menudo, but failed to make the cut. He became an international star in the late 1990s as a member of the Backstreet Boys.
Lie to Me
Howie Dorough Lyrics
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The color blue
Stole my strength, stole my youth
All around me, all around me hey.
Wanna came and washed away
All my life and just one day
All around me all around you hey hey
Nobody told me we were too young
Nobody told me we could in love
Nobody want me somebody's coming
She is a flood.
Nobody told me there's what it last
Who is scamming and swept me back
Ooh why, why want somebody lie to me
Lie to me
I'm seeking page I flow speed low
... remains all we know
All around me, all around you
Hey hey yeah
Chorus:
Nobody told me we were too young
Nobody told me we could in love
Nobody want me somebody's coming
She is a flood.
Nobody told me there's what it last
Who is scamming and swept me back
Ooh why, why want somebody lie to me
Lie to me
Want somebody lie to me
Yeah yeah yeah
I'm... alone
Your memory's like stone
Was she over me, was she over me, was she over me
I'll seek... it's with you
Can somebody please
But you was lying me.
[2 x Chorus:]
Howie Dorough's "Lie To Me" is a song that expresses the pain of being deceived by someone you trusted, and the constant torment of trying to figure out the truth. The opening lines "I'm moving wave, the color blue, stole my strength, stole my youth" set the tone for the mood of the song, a sense of sadness and loss. He feels like something has drained him of his strength, leaving him vulnerable and susceptible to deception. He repeats the phrase "all around me, all around you hey hey" to emphasize that deception is all around him, even from the person he trusted the most.
The chorus of the song highlights the hurt and confusion of being deceived. He sings, "nobody told me we were too young, nobody told me we could be in love, nobody warns me somebody's coming, she is a flood." He feels like he was unprepared for the deception and the overwhelming pain that followed. He questions why people would lie to him when he just wants the truth.
The second verse shows how memories of his past relationship are affecting him. He sings, "I'm seeking page, I flow speed low, your memory's like stone, was she over me, was she over me, was she over me." He is haunted by the past and can't seem to move forward. The phrase "lie to me" is repeated to emphasize the desperation and desire for someone to just tell him the truth.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm moving wave
I'm going with the flow
The color blue
Sadness and depression
Stole my strength, stole my youth
It sapped all my energy and made me feel old
All around me, all around me hey.
Everywhere I look, it's affecting me
Wanna came and washed away
I wish it could all just go away
All my life and just one day
It's taken over my whole life in just one day
All around me all around you hey hey
We're both experiencing it together
Nobody told me we were too young
We weren't warned that we were too young to handle this
Nobody told me we could in love
No one said we could fall in love like this
Nobody want me somebody's coming
I was alone, but someone came into my life
She is a flood.
She came into my life and completely overwhelmed me
Nobody told me there's what it last
I was never told how long it would last
Who is scamming and swept me back
I was tricked and swept off my feet
Ooh why, why want somebody lie to me
Why would someone want to deceive me?
Lie to me
Tell me the lies that I want to hear, even if they aren't true
I'm seeking page I flow speed low
I'm looking for a way out and I'm not in a hurry
... remains all we know
We only have each other to turn to
All around me, all around you
I see it affecting both of us
Hey hey yeah
We'll get through this together
I'm... alone
I feel lonely despite being with someone
Your memory's like stone
I can't forget about you
Was she over me, was she over me, was she over me
Did she really not care about me anymore?
I'll seek... it's with you
I'll keep searching for a way to fix things, but only with you
Can somebody please
I need someone's help to make things better
But you was lying me.
But you were the one who deceived me
Want somebody lie to me
I want someone to deceive me and make me believe that everything will be okay
Yeah yeah yeah
I really want to believe that things will work out
Contributed by John L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.