Thin White Lies

5 Seconds of Summer * Track #10 On CALM (Deluxe)

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Album CALM (Deluxe)

ALBUM

5 Seconds of Summer

2020

Thin White Lies by 5 Seconds of Summer

Release Date

Fri Mar 27 2020

Performed by

5 Seconds of Summer

Produced by

watt & Happy Perez

Writed by

Happy Perez & Michael Clifford & Luke Hemmings & Carter Lang & Calum Hood & Ashton Irwin & watt & Ali Tamposi

About

“Thin White Lies” is the 10th song on 5 Seconds of Summer’s 4th studio album, CALM.

The track shares theme similarities with the band’s 2018 single, “Lie to Me,” and explores themes such as unrequited love and relationship toxicity.

This song, alongside every other CALM track, was teased on the al...

Thin White Lies Lyrics

[Verse 1: Luke]
I don't feel your love
But I don't ask too many questions
The words, they are too much
When you show me my reflection

[Pre-Chorus: Luke, Luke & Ashton, All]
When the sun goes down, we all get lonely
Watch me as I disappear
These empty sounds and endless stories
So tell me what I wanna hear (Thin white lies)

[Chorus: Luke & Ashton, All]
Killin' me slow with the words you wrote
The heart you broke, the heart you broke, yeah
Callin' my name, I don't wanna stay
But I'm wide awake, I'm wide awake (Thin white lies)
Just one more taste of you, my love (Thin white lies)
Killin' me slow with the words you wrote
The heart you broke, the heart you broke, yeah

[Verse 2: Luke]
You never call me out
You know exactly where I'm goin'
You got me by the mouth
She said she love me, she don't show it

[Pre-Chorus: Luke, Luke & Ashton, All]
When the sun goes down, we all get lonely
Watch me as I disappear
These empty sounds and endless stories
So tell me what I wanna hear (Thin white lies)

[Chorus: Luke & Ashton, All]
Killin' me slow with the words you wrote
The heart you broke, the heart you broke, yeah
Callin' my name, I don't wanna stay
But I'm wide awake, I'm wide awake (Thin white lies)
Just one more taste of you, my love (Thin white lies)
Killin' me slow with the words you wrote
The heart you broke, the heart you broke, yeah

[Bridge: Luke, Luke & Calum, All]
I don't think I like me anymore
Can someone tell me who I was before?
I don't really like me anymore
Anymore, anymore (Thin white lies)

[Chorus: Luke & Ashton, All]
Killin' me slow with the words you wrote
The heart you broke, the heart you broke, yeah
Callin' my name, I don't wanna stay
But I'm wide awake, I'm wide awake (Thin white lies)
Just one more taste of you, my love (Thin white lies)
Killin' me slow with the words you wrote
The heart you broke, the heart you broke, yeah

[Post-Chorus: All]
(Thin white lies)

[Outro: Luke]
I don't think I like me anymore
Can someone tell me who I was before?
I don't really like me anymore
Anymore

Thin White Lies Q&A

Who wrote Thin White Lies's ?

Thin White Lies was written by Happy Perez & Michael Clifford & Luke Hemmings & Carter Lang & Calum Hood & Ashton Irwin & watt & Ali Tamposi.

Who produced Thin White Lies's ?

Thin White Lies was produced by watt & Happy Perez.

When did 5 Seconds of Summer release Thin White Lies?

5 Seconds of Summer released Thin White Lies on Fri Mar 27 2020.

How was the song teased ahead of its release?

During an Instagram Live session on March 23, Luke and Calum played a snippet of the track:

What did 5 Seconds of Summer say about "Thin White Lies"?

I love the groove in the chorus. We were going for a Cure thing on the guitar in the verses. My favorite lyric in it is “I don’t think I like me anymore.” It’s so honest, when you get to a point that you feel like a stranger to yourself—I like how this song captures that moment.

What else have the artists said about the song?

On a March 2021 Instagram livestream, drummer Ashton Irwin explained:

This song is totally deliberative of The Cure. For those that know my songwriting, I love The Cure, they’ve massively influenced my songwriting, mood, aesthetic and everything I go for graphically. I’ve always just wanted to be i...

What have the artists said about the song on the commentary album?

This is a song that’s a peculiar one to me, as I think it serves a specific purpose on the record in terms of its tonal quality and its lyricism. I think most of the lyrics for the chorus were actually written over lunch, but I am really excited to play this one live, and it’s very influenced by The...

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