Verse 1 (Lead vocal)
I heard you laughin’ with him last night,
(Harmony: last night…)
Standin’ in the shadows, out of the light,
(Harmony: out of the light…)
You said you loved me, said it was true,
But I saw the way that he looked at you
Chorus (Full two-part harmony throughout)
Don’t tell me lies, don’t tell me lies,
I saw the truth in your cheatin’ eyes,
You held my hand but you gave your heart away,
Don’t tell me lies, don’t tell me lies,
Not today…
Verse 2 (Lead vocal)
I gave you every promise I had,
(Harmony: every promise…)
Now my whole world is fallin’ apart, so bad,
(Harmony: fallin’ apart…)
I trusted you with my heart and soul,
Now I’m standin’ here, feelin’ so alone
Chorus (Full two-part harmony)
Don’t tell me lies, don’t tell me lies,
I saw the truth in your cheatin’ eyes,
You held my hand but you gave your heart away,
Don’t tell me lies, don’t tell me lies,
Not today…
Bridge (Big dynamic drop — just vocals and a single guitar, building back up)
(Lead): Was it something I did wrong?
(Harmony): Wrong…
(Lead): Or were you never mine at all?
(Harmony): At all…
(Both, building): Now every word you ever told me,
Comes crashin’ down, crashin’ down, crashin’ DOWN—
Final Chorus (full band, biggest dynamic, harmony soaring on top)
DON’T TELL ME LIES, don’t tell me lies,
I saw the truth in your cheatin’ eyes,
You held my hand but you gave your heart away,
Don’t tell me lies, don’t tell me lies,
Not today… not today… not today…
(ends cold on a single strummed chord, both voices holding the last note)
Lyrics Michael Forty
Voice Michael & Others