The opening track to bloc party’s 2012 album “four” follows a man who tells lies in front of the camera and in real life situations.
[Spoken Intro]
We'll just do it– (What?)
Have you got it? Have you got that already?
Alright
I'm gonna do it again (Yeah)
[Verse 1]
The camera's watching
He takes a breath
Even though that they know that he knows
That they're on to him
He don't break a sweat
No
[Chorus]
Oh
It grows and grows and grows inside of him
There's nothing there, there's nothing there
All along he knows
Those mirrors started to lie to him
His reflection faded
[Verse 2]
The crowd are waiting
He takes the stage
Cross his heart, hand on heart, open heart
That he's gone legit
He was never there
No
[Chorus]
Oh
It grows and grows and grows inside of him
There's nothing there, there's nothing there
All along he knows
Those mirrors started to lie to him
His reflection faded
[Bridge]
As easy as closing his eyes
So he begins to lie
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
The camera's watching
The camera's watching him lie
So He Begins to Lie was written by Matt Tong & Gordon Moakes & Russell Lissack & Kele.
So He Begins to Lie was produced by Alex Newport.
Bloc Party released So He Begins to Lie on Mon Aug 20 2012.