Slow Lie Lyrics

[Intro]
Oh-oh

[Verse 1]
I know it wasn't much to ya
But you dressed it up so pretty, didn't you?
Who wouldn't get caught up and lately I'm seein' right through ya
By the way, I moved to the city, you're too busy bein' tied up with

[Pre-Chorus]
Other things, everything's different here
Wonderin' where you been, you disappeared
I guess I'll see you around
I'm sure I'll see you around

[Chorus]
Such a slow lie
Bet your life
That everything will stay the same
Swear it's the ones who said that they'll never change
Slow lie
Bet your life
That еverything will stay the same
Swеar it's the ones who said that they'll never change

[Verse 2]
Was it too much for ya to have said goodbye
Or apologize? It's kinda messed up that even after all I told ya
You won't look in my eyes (My eyes, my eyes)
I probably should be caught up with
[Pre-Chorus]
Other things, everything's different here
Wonderin' where you been, you disappeared
I guess I'll see you around
I'll see you around

[Chorus]
Such a slow lie
Bet your life
That everything will stay the same
Swear it's the ones who said that they'll never change
Slow lie
Bet your life
That everything will stay the same
Swear it's the ones who said that they'll never change

[Outro]
Don't you go lose yourself and build a glasshouse
On the wrong things, on the wrong things
Don't you go dull your mind by gettin' too high
Off a big name, off a big name
Don't you go lose yourself and build a glasshouse
On the wrong things, on the wrong things
I can picture you still on the hill
It's always the ones who said that they'll never change

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About

Genius Annotation

“Slow Lie” and its theme mirror the earlier track, “Lie to Me.” This time, there is a grand inclusion of harmonies throughout. It’s also considerably a 180 instrumentally. On September 23, 2021, Alessia posted a snippet of the song to her Twitter.

Q&A

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What did Alessia Cara say about "Slow Lie"?
Genius Answer

From Cara’s Album Unboxing video on YouTube:
“…I was left kinda alone with this person, with this situation. I was kinda blindsided…sometimes when you think you’re playing on a team and you think this person has you…you realize you’re kinda left on your own…that was a sad realisation that I had to make.”

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