Joanna Noëlle Levesque (born December 20, 1990 in Brattleboro, VT) , known … Read Full Bio ↴Joanna Noëlle Levesque (born December 20, 1990 in Brattleboro, VT) , known professionally as JoJo, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Raised in Foxborough, Massachusetts, she began performing in singing competitions and local talent shows from a young age. In 2003, record producer Vincent Herbert noticed her after she competed on the television show America's Most Talented Kids and asked her to audition for his record label Blackground Records. Having signed with them that same year, JoJo released her eponymous debut studio album the following year in June 2004. It peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200 and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over four million copies worldwide to date.

Lie To Me
JoJo Lyrics

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Acting like you don't want this, love
Cause lately I don't see you around
Feeling suspicious, whoa
It's like somebody else is laying you down, down, down

Don't wanna live without you baby
I'd rather play the fool and ignore intuition
Lot of girls would just walk away,

But I'ma stand tall and play my position
Even if you given all my love away, lie to me
Cause you know that I'm in love with you, lie to me
I know living with the truth would only drive me crazy, lie to me
Lie to me, lie to me, lie to me

It's my decision, in competition with the chicks on the side
I'm on a mission, yeah, it's sick but I believe in love over pride

Don't wanna live without you baby
I'd rather play the fool and ignore intuition
Lot of girls would just walk away,
But I'ma stand tall and play my position
Even if you given all my love away, lie to me
Cause you know that I'm in love with you, lie to me
I know living with the truth would only drive me crazy, lie to me
Lie to me, lie to me, lie to me

Now I know what it means when they that
Ignorance is bliss,
But I'ma make it impossible
For any girl to keep with my tricks
You can do your thing I know, just keep it on the low
If you feeling guilty baby, just keep lying to me
And I'ma do the same, I know how to play the game
No I won't ever complain
Just keep lying to me
Lie to me, lie to me, lie to me, lie to me, lie to me
Lie to me, lie to me, lie to me, lie to me

I know living with the truth would only drive me crazy
Lie to me, lie to me, lie to me, lie to me
Even if you give it all my love away, lie to me
Cause you know that I'm in love with you, lie to me

I know living with you would only drive me crazy lie to me
Lie to me, lie to me, lie to me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of JoJo’s “Lie to Me” tell a story of a woman who is aware of her partner’s infidelity but chooses to remain in the relationship despite her intuition telling her otherwise. She is aware that her lover is not interested in her anymore, and the man may be in a relationship with someone else. The woman decides to ignore her intuition and play her position but wants her partner to lie to her about it.

She acknowledges that she'd instead be a fool than confront her intuition about the truth. If given all their love away, she wants to be lied to, even though she knows that it will drive her crazy. The woman is not afraid of competing with other women who are also vying for her lover’s attention. She is determined to make it impossible for any woman to keep up with her tricks.

JoJo's "Lie to Me" expresses themes of love, infidelity, and denial. Despite knowing the truth, the singer is willing to turn a blind eye and believe anything her partner tells her. The lyrics reveal a struggle between holding onto love and acknowledging the reality of the situation, leading to the decision to ignore her intuition.

Line by Line Meaning

Acting like you don't want this, love
You're pretending like you don't want our love anymore

Cause lately I don't see you around
I haven't seen you around me often lately

Feeling suspicious, whoa
I have a strong feeling that something is not right

It's like somebody else is laying you down, down, down
It feels as if someone else is making love to you

Don't wanna live without you baby
I don't want to live my life without you

I'd rather play the fool and ignore intuition
I'd rather act like a fool and ignore my gut feeling about you

Lot of girls would just walk away,
Many girls would leave in a situation like this

But I'ma stand tall and play my position
But I'm going to stay strong and hold onto my place in your life

Even if you given all my love away, lie to me
Even if you've given all my love away, please lie to me and say you still love me

Cause you know that I'm in love with you, lie to me
Lie to me because you know that I'm deeply in love with you

I know living with the truth would only drive me crazy, lie to me
I'm aware that living with the truth would make me go crazy, so please lie to me

It's my decision, in competition with the chicks on the side
It's my choice to stay in competition with the other women you're seeing on the side

I'm on a mission, yeah, it's sick but I believe in love over pride
I have a goal to win your love, even though it's twisted, but love is more important to me than pride

Now I know what it means when they that Ignorance is bliss,
Now I know what they mean when they say ignorance is bliss

But I'ma make it impossible For any girl to keep with my tricks
But I'm going to make it difficult for any other girl to outdo me in winning your love

You can do your thing I know, just keep it on the low
You can do your own thing, just make sure to keep it secret from me

If you feeling guilty baby, just keep lying to me
If you feel guilty about something, just keep lying to me to avoid hurting me

And I'ma do the same, I know how to play the game
And I'm going to do the same thing, I know how to manipulate this situation

No I won't ever complain Just keep lying to me
I won't complain ever, just keep lying to me to maintain the relationship we have

I know living with the truth would only drive me crazy lie to me
I'm fully aware that knowing the truth about our relationship would make me go insane, so please continue lying to me

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