Livin a Lie
feat. Rihanna Lyrics
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Ey, Ey Dreamer
Aw, Aw, Ey, Ey, Ey
I wanna tell the world that your my girl
And that I'm your man, Aw baby
And I wanna tell the world that you got me
Why can't we be, Aw baby
And I can't speak your name from these lips
We froze and nobody knows
Have to walk out the room every time you call
Tellin' everybody I ain't seen you in so long
It feels like I ain't breathing
This feels worser than cheating
Cuz we out here livin' a lie
Out here livin' a lie
I'm out here livin' a lie
Why what makes you smile seem to make you cry
I'm out here livin' a lie
I'm out here livin' a lie
We out here livin' a lie
Behind these smiles I'm really hurting
Inside-side-side,inside-side-side
Inside-side-side,inside-side-side
Every time I wanna put us on display
Time takes a breathe, aw baby
I hear about other relationships that ain't true
I wanna set it right, aw baby
And I can't tell nobody how I feel, oh
And I can't tell nobody how we is, oh
I wanna hop on the first thing smokin'
Tell our agent to book us a plane
I wanna be near you
I wanna be near you too
I wanna wake up (wake up)
Right next to you baby
Cuz we out here livin' a lie
Out here livin' a lie
I'm out here livin' a lie
Why what makes you smile seem to make you cry
I'm out here livin' a lie
I'm out here livin' a lie
We out here livin' a lie
Behind these smiles I'm really hurting
Inside-side-side, inside-side-side
Inside-side-side, inside-side-side
Rihanna baby, Dream baby
What on this earth will we do?
Assume that I'm not a same
And everything in this world has got us crazy
I'm so through, you too?, We Alone
Whats the worst that could happen baby if they know?
Won't be nothing,
Cuz your impeccable, your everything that I love
Cuz we out here livin' a lie
Out here livin' a lie,
I'm out here livin' a lie
Why what makes you smile seem to make you cry
We out here livin' a lie
I'm out here livin' a lie
We out here livin' a lie
Behind these smiles I'm really hurting
Inside-side-side,inside-side-side
Inside-side-side,inside-side-side
I wanna be with you
The lyrics of Feat. Rihanna's song Livin A Lie talks about a relationship where both parties are unable to express their love for each other publicly due to some unknown reasons. The song begins with the artist wishing to announce to the world that the person he/she is with is his/her significant other, but he/she can't do it because they have to live in secrecy. The artist is in pain as he/she can't even put his/her name on the person's kiss or utter the person's name in public.
The chorus further emphasizes the theme of secrecy that shrouds their relationship. The artist feels like he/she is living a lie, and the situation is worse than cheating. The artist has to walk out of the room every time the person calls, and he/she hasn't seen this person for so long that it feels like he/she isn't breathing. However, the artist still wants to be near the person he/she is with and wake up next to them.
The last few lines of the song depict the internal conflict of the artist, who is tired of living in secrecy and wishes to live freely and express his/her love for the person he/she is with. The artist wonders what will happen if they disclose their relationship to the world, and both parties are on the same page.
Line by Line Meaning
I wanna tell the world that your my girl
I want everyone to know that you're my girlfriend
And that I'm your man, Aw baby
And that I'm your boyfriend, oh baby
And I wanna tell the world that you got me
And I want to let everyone know that you have my heart
Why can't we be, Aw baby
Why can't we just be together, oh baby
I can't put my name on your kiss
I can't publicly show affection towards you
And I can't speak your name from these lips
I can't publicly acknowledge our relationship
We froze and nobody knows
We're keeping our relationship a secret and it's causing tension between us
Have to walk out the room every time you call
I have to leave the room when you call me so no one hears our conversation
Tellin' everybody I ain't seen you in so long
I'm telling people that we haven't seen each other in a while
It feels like I ain't breathing
Being apart from you feels suffocating
This feels worser than cheating
Keeping our relationship a secret feels worse than cheating
We out here livin' a lie
We're living a lie by keeping our relationship a secret
Why what makes you smile seem to make you cry
It seems like everything that makes you happy also makes you sad
Behind these smiles I'm really hurting
I'm hurting inside even though I appear happy on the outside
Every time I wanna put us on display
Every time I want to show off our relationship
Time takes a breathe, aw baby
Time seems to slow down and make it difficult for us to be together
I hear about other relationships that ain't true
I hear about other people's fake relationships and it frustrates me
I wanna set it right, aw baby
I want to make things right between us, oh baby
And I can't tell nobody how I feel, oh
I can't share my feelings with anyone
And I can't tell nobody how we is, oh
I can't tell anyone about our relationship
I wanna hop on the first thing smokin'
I want to leave and be with you as soon as possible
Tell our agent to book us a plane
I want us to travel together
I wanna wake up (wake up)
I want to wake up next to you
Right next to you baby
Right next to you, oh baby
Rihanna baby, Dream baby
Rihanna and Dream
What on this earth will we do?
What are we going to do about this situation?
Assume that I'm not a same
Assume that I'm not like everyone else
And everything in this world has got us crazy
The world is making us feel crazy
I'm so through, you too?, We Alone
I'm done with this secrecy, are you? We're alone in this
Whats the worst that could happen baby if they know?
What's the worst that could happen if people found out about our relationship?
Won't be nothing, Cuz your impeccable
Nothing bad will happen because you're amazing
your everything that I love
You're everything I love in a person
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Terius Youngdell Nash, Christopher A. Stewart
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