After Mercury Records decided not to take out their option on a fourth Alisha's Attic album, Shelly (sometimes spelled as Shellie) started work on a solo career. She has also written for/with Lene Nystrom and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
Her first (and so far only) album, entitled Hard Time for the Dreamer was released in September 2005 on the Transistor Project record label, and reached the Top 10 on the UK and French iTunes charts.
On May 8 2006 she released "Lost In You", this was not long after she also turned up as vocalist on Michael Gray's follow up to "The Weekend" in 2005 (but the song was released as a single in 2006). It's a house tune called "Borderline", which was so far peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Chart, #2 on the UK Upfront Club Chart and #3 on the ARIA Club Chart among others.
Poole has also had a track added exclusively to her myspace page called "Do What You Want", which is a duet with a country music singer called Charity Hair who is lead vocalist for The Ailerons.
Liar
Shelly Poole Lyrics
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I watched you bail on me
Yes you did
You just let me down so far
And it's a cold hard floor
When someone tells you they don't want you no more
You couldn't bet on me
Oh one day you're going to see it but I'll be gone
Now you've made up your mind
You want it all so easy
One day soon you'll know it but ill be gone
I was willing to fight for something new
I didn't think me brave enough
But I started to believe in you
I had you oh so wrong
Coz you sweetly sang me someone else's song
And now I know that
Baby you're not my kind...
You wouldn't bet on me
Oh one day you're going to see it but ill be gone
Now you've made up your mind
You want it all so easy
When you know that baby I will be gone
I wish id never met you
You are not strong like me
Oh you told me u were thinking like me
"Is that all that there is 30 years and I'm still here"
Oh you told me you were running with me
But you're nothing like me
You're nothing like me
Oh you told me you were running with me
But you're nothing like me!
The song "Liar" by Shelly Poole talks about a person's realization that the one they loved and trusted has been lying to them, and their disappointment and hurt at being let down. The song starts with the singer questioning the person who has betrayed them, revealing their disbelief and disappointment, and that they have been let down. They say that after being rejected, the ground beneath them feels cold and hard, illustrating the pain they are feeling. The singer then tells the person that they are not a good match for them, and that they will eventually see the mistake they made but by that time, the singer will be gone.
The second paragraph is the singer's reflection on how they underestimated the person who betrayed them. They had faith in them and were willing to fight for their relationship, thinking that they had finally found someone they could believe in. However, they were wrong; the person turned out to be a liar, and they now realize that they were only singing someone else's song. The singer once again reiterates that they are leaving and that the person who lied to them will eventually see that they have made a mistake but it will be too late.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh my gods who do you think you are
You have disappointed me and I do not understand who you are anymore.
I watched you bail on me
I observed you leaving me behind when I needed you the most.
Yes you did
You truly let me down, even though you may not realize or acknowledge it.
You just let me down so far
Your actions have hurt me deeply and caused a significant amount of damage to our relationship.
And it's a cold hard floor
Being rejected by someone you care for is a painful and difficult experience to endure.
When someone tells you they don't want you no more
The realization that someone has lost interest in you can be a devastating realization to come to terms with.
Baby you're not my kind
You and I were never meant to be together in a romantic sense, despite the feelings I may have once had for you.
You couldn't bet on me
You never truly believed in me or supported me, despite what you may have said or claimed in the past.
Oh one day you're going to see it but I'll be gone
Eventually, you will come to realize that I was right about you, but it will be too late as I will have moved on without you.
Now you've made up your mind
You have made a decision about our relationship that you are unwilling to change or reconsider.
You want it all so easy
You are unwilling to put in the effort and work required to maintain our relationship, instead seeking the easy way out.
One day soon you'll know it but ill be gone
You will eventually realize the error of your ways, but by then I will have already moved on from you and our relationship.
I was willing to fight for something new
I was prepared to put in the effort needed to create a new and better relationship between us.
I didn't think me brave enough
I did not believe that I had the courage needed to stand up for myself in our relationship.
But I started to believe in you
Despite my doubts, I began to have faith in you and your potential to be better for me and our relationship.
I had you oh so wrong
My perception of you was incorrect, and I did not fully understand who you were as a person.
Coz you sweetly sang me someone else's song
You deceived me by pretending to be someone you were not, leading me to believe in a false version of who you were.
And now I know that
The truth about you and our relationship has been revealed to me, and I can no longer ignore it.
I wish id never met you
I regret ever having entered into a relationship with you, as it has caused me nothing but pain and heartache.
You are not strong like me
You do not possess the same level of strength and resilience that I do, making it difficult for us to connect and be compatible.
Oh you told me u were thinking like me
You led me to believe that we shared similar thoughts and beliefs, but this was not the case.
Is that all that there is 30 years and I'm still here
You have become complacent in your life, and are not interested in pushing yourself to be better, grow, or evolve.
Oh you told me you were running with me
You claimed that you were committed to our relationship and working together, but your actions have proven otherwise.
But you're nothing like me
We are fundamentally different people, with different values and goals in life, making it impossible for us to be truly compatible.
You're nothing like me!
Despite what you may have claimed, we are not similar in any meaningful way, and should not be together as a result.
Contributed by Sydney M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Jenlisabias
This is a great song