Little White Lies
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If this room was burning
I wouldn't even notice
'Cause you've been taking up my mind
With your little white lies, little white lies

You say it's getting late
It's getting late
And you don't know if you can stay
If you can stay

But you, you don't tell the truth
No you, you like playing games

Your hands touching me, they're touching me
And your eyes keep saying things
They say what we do
When it's only me and you
I can't concentrate

That's all I'm thinking about
All I keep thinking about
Everything else just fades away

If this room was burning
I wouldn't even notice
'Cause you've been taking up my mind
With your little white lies, little white lies

You say you're a good girl
But I know you would girl
'Cause you've been telling me all night
With your little white lies, little white lies
With your little white lies, little white lies

Back seat of the cab
We're in the cab
My lips getting so attached
They're so attached

Now you wanna make some rules
Now cool then we'll watch them break tonight

I know what you want
And I've been waiting so long

If this room was burning
I wouldn't even notice
'Cause you've been taking up my mind
With your little white lies, little white lies

You say you're a good girl
But I know you would girl
'Cause you've been telling me all night.
With your little white lies, little white lies
With your little white lies, little white lies

I know you want it
I know you feel it too
Let's stop pretending
That you don't know what I don't know
Just what we came to do

If this room was burning
I wouldn't even notice
'Cause you've been taking up my mind
With your little white lies, little white lies

You say you're a good girl
But I know you would girl
'Cause you've been telling me all night




With your little white lies, little white lies
With your little white lies, little white lies

Overall Meaning

The song “Little White Lies” by One Direction is about a relationship filled with dishonesty and deceit. The singer is so infatuated with his partner that he can’t see past her lies, no matter how obvious they are. He is completely enamored with her, and even if the room is burning down around him, he wouldn’t notice because he is too consumed by thoughts of her. She tells him that she might not be able to stay, but he knows that she’s lying, and he can’t resist her touch and the things that her eyes are saying.


As the song progress, the singer reveals that they are in the back seat of a cab, and his lips are getting attached to hers. They agree to make some rules, but he knows that they will be broken, and all he can think about is finally being with her. The song portrays a dysfunctional relationship where one person is constantly lying and the other person is blinded by their love. The lyrics convey a sense of desperation and obsession, where even the littlest lies can have a significant impact on the relationship.


Line by Line Meaning

If this room was burning
I'm so distracted by you that I wouldn't even notice if everything around me was falling apart.


I wouldn't even notice
I'm too busy thinking about you to pay attention to anything else.


'Cause you've been taking up my mind
You've got me so hooked on your lies and games that I can't think straight.


With your little white lies, little white lies
You've been lying to me, but your lies seem small and insignificant.


You say it's getting late
You're trying to distance yourself from me by saying it's late and you want to leave.


And you don't know if you can stay
You're trying to make excuses to leave because you know what we're doing is wrong.


But you, you don't tell the truth
You're not being honest with yourself or with me.


No you, you like playing games
You know you're messing with my emotions and you enjoy it.


Your hands touching me, they're touching me
You're physically touching me and trying to lure me in.


And your eyes keep saying things
Your eyes are sending me mixed signals and making me believe we have a deeper connection than we actually do.


They say what we do
Your eyes suggest that we have a secret connection that nobody else knows about.


When it's only me and you
You're giving me the impression that we have a special connection when we're alone together.


I can't concentrate
You've taken over my thoughts and I can't focus on anything else.


That's all I'm thinking about
My mind is completely consumed with thoughts of you.


All I keep thinking about
You're the only thing on my mind right now.


Everything else just fades away
Nothing else matters when I'm with you.


You say you're a good girl
You're trying to convince me and yourself that you're a good person.


But I know you would girl
I know you're not as innocent as you make yourself out to be.


'Cause you've been telling me all night
You've been dropping hints and telling me things that suggest you're not as innocent as you seem.


With your little white lies, little white lies
You're not being completely honest with me, but you're not telling any major lies.


Back seat of the cab,
We're in a car, getting intimate in the back seat.


My lips getting so attached,
We're kissing and getting physically close, and I can feel myself getting more and more drawn into you.


They're so attached
I'm getting emotionally attached to you as well as physically.


Now you wanna make some rules
You're trying to take control of the situation by setting boundaries and rules for what we can and can't do.


Now cool then we'll watch them break tonight
You're presenting these rules as a challenge, and you want us to see how far we can push them before they break.


I know what you want
I can see through your lies and I know that you're using me for your own pleasure.


And I've been waiting so long
Even though I know you're not good for me, I've been waiting for this moment for so long that I can't resist you.


I know you feel it too
I know you're also feeling the physical and emotional attraction between us and you're struggling to resist it.


Let's stop pretending
We both know what we want and we shouldn't try to hide it anymore.


That you don't know what I don't know
We both know what's going on between us and there's no point pretending we're unaware of it.


Just what we came to do
We came here to hook up and that's exactly what we're going to do.


With your little white lies, little white lies
You're still lying to me, but I'm willing to overlook it because I want to be with you.


With your little white lies, little white lies
You keep lying to me, but I'm willing to put up with it because I'm drawn to you.




Lyrics © HIPGNOSIS SONGS GROUP, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Wayne Anthony Hector, Edward James Drewett, John Ryan, Louis William Tomlinson, Liam James Payne, Julian Bunetta

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@mariamillena7023

Lyrics (just bc this is my favorite song off midnight memories) 💕💕💕
If this room was burning
I wouldn’t even notice
'Cause you've been taking up my mind
With your little white lies, little white lies
You say it’s getting late, it’s getting late
And you don’t know if you can stay, if you can stay
But you, you don’t tell the truth
No, you, you like playing games
Your hands touching me, they’re touching me
And your eyes keep saying things
They’re saying what we do
When it’s only me and you
I can’t concentrate
That’s all I’m thinking about
All I keep thinking about
Everything else just fades away
If this room was burning
I wouldn’t even notice
'Cause you've been taking up my mind
With your little white lies, little white lies

You say you’re a good girl
But I know you would, girl
'Cause you've been telling me all night
With your little white lies, little white lies
With your little white lies, little white lies
Backseat of the cab, we’re in the cab now
Lips getting so attached, they’re so attached now
You wanna make some rules now
Cool, then we’ll watch them break
Tonight, I know what you want
And I’ve been waiting so long
If this room was burning
I wouldn’t even notice
'Cause you've been taking up my mind
With your little white lies, little white lies
You say you’re a good girl
But I know you would, girl
'Cause you've been telling me all night
With your, little white lies, little white lies
With your, little white lies, little white lies
I know you want it
I know you feel it too
Let’s stop pretending
That you don’t know what I don’t know
Just what we came to do (what we came to do)
If this room was burning
I wouldn’t even notice
'Cause you've been taking up my mind
With your little white lies, little white lies
You say you’re a good girl
But I know you would, girl
'Cause you've been telling me all night
With your little white lies, little white lies
With your little white lies, little white lies



@cate3235

[Harry]
If this room was burning
I wouldn't even notice
'Cause you've been taking up my mind
With your little white lies, little white lies

[Liam]
You say it's getting late, it's getting late
And you don't know if you can stay, if you can stay
But you, you don't tell the truth
No, you, you like playing games
[Louis]
Your hands touching me, they're touching me
And your eyes keep saying things
They're saying what we do when it's only me and you
I can't concentrate

[Niall]
That's all I'm thinking about, all I keep thinking about
Everything else just fades away

[Harry]
If this room was burning
I wouldn't even notice
'Cause you've been taking up my mind
With your little white lies, little white lies
You say you're a good girl
But I know you would, girl
'Cause you've been telling me all night
With your little white lies, little white lies
With your little white lies, little white lies


[Zayn]
Back seat of the cab, we're in the cab
My lips getting so attached, they're so attached
Now you wanna make some rules
Now, cool, then we'll watch them break tonight

[Niall]
I know what you want
And I've been waiting so long

[Harry]
If this room was burning
I wouldn't even notice
'Cause you've been taking up my mind
With your little white lies, little white lies
You say you're a good girl
But I know you would, girl
'Cause you've been telling me all night
With your little white lies, little white lies
With your little white lies, little white lies

[Zayn]
I know you want it, I know you feel it too
Let's stop pretending
That you don't know what I don't know
Just what we came to do (Came to do, came to do, came to do)


[All & (Zayn)]
If this room was burning (Burning, burning)
I wouldn't even notice (Yeah)
'Cause you've been taking up my mind (Taking up my mind)
With your little white lies, little white lies (Little white lies)
You say you're a good girl (A good girl)
But I know you would, girl (Know you would, girl)
'Cause you've been telling me all night (All night)
With your little white lies, little white lies (Little white lies)
With your little white lies, little white lies



@SalamiHoopz

Whoever is Reading this:
Your skin isn't a paper don't cut it
Your body isn't a book don't judge it
Your heart isn't a door don't lock it
Your life isn't a movie don't end it it
You're beautiful
Be you.. Stay safe
(by the way I’m also a small youtuber looking for your support )

I didn't create this quote
Just wanna spread positivty❣️Plzzz



@fathimasafrin1933

If you are a true directioner you would remember these...
"Supermaaaan!! "
"Vas happenin"
"Oi oi"
"It is a family show, or is it? "
"Zayn Tomlinson"
"I wouldn't pick any of you cuz none of you picked me"
"She's mine! "
"Potato"
"Vas happenin seline! "
"There's no secrets within the band, I have a secret"
"I want to be a criminal"
"Why did the mushroom go to the party? Because he was a fun-gi"
"Are you crazy you didn't have to tell em"
"I have got some dignity"
"Niall the bad boy give it a rest, Niall the church boy more like"
"Kevin! "
"And Liam I can't reach"
"How dare you"
" Don't ever claim Gucci as you"
"Don't touch me"
"Liam's being very immature"
"I'd like to say tht I am quite clean"
"You are living a lie"
"Dinosaurs mate, wht is going on this kid's brain"
"Now that's pathetic"
"I didn't learn anything in Japan"
"Shall we some highlights"
"1 2 3 flick"
"Pokemon gotta catchem all"
"I fell out of the bed"
I hope this gives you one of the best moments of one direction. Will never forget them. There songs would always have a space in my heart. I truly believe that they would come back and I hope that they would too. Love you one direction ❣
#directioner



@ericafajardo6574

yesss but you forgot to add:
"NO!" Jimmy protested
London's... quite... big
I took a chonce
excuse me, liam?
and what do you bring liam? NO HAIR
Kevin? KEVIN!!
I like girls
well well well
I was shouting ZAYN ZAYN... but he didnt come...



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@hol3537

this song is criminally underrated

@anineani

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@anineani

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@giselataga6905

If i could like this comment 1000 times i would. It’s such a good song 😫

@optimusprimesuperheroprime528

Ikr

@abigailelaine2844

the BEAT DROP

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@lousbeard4144

"Only 18 months"
Me: sighs in little white lies..

@ichocnun

Cries in cowbell

@blanks_no.0

me: cries in tell me a lie

@louist.

cries in your profile picture

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