This Is a Lie
The Cure * Track #3 On Wild Mood Swings
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Album Wild Mood Swings
This Is a Lie by The Cure
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The CureProduced by
Robert Smith & Steve LyonWrited by
Robert Smith & Roger O’Donnell & Simon Gallup & Jason Cooper & Perry BamonteThis Is a Lie Lyrics
[Verse 1]
How each of us decides, I've never been sure
The part we play, the way we are
How each of us denies any other way in the world
Why each of us must choose, I've never understood
One special friend, one true love
Why each of us must lose everyone else in the world
[Chorus]
However unsure, however unwise, day after day play out our lives
However confused, pretending to know to the end
But this isn't truth, this isn't right, this isn't love, this isn't life
This isn't real, this is a lie
[Verse 2]
How each of us believes, I've never really known
In heaven unseen and hell unknown
How each of us dreams to understand anything at all
Why each of us decides, I've never been sure
The part we take, the way we are
Why each of us denies every other way in the world
[Chorus]
However unsure, however unwise, day after day play out our lives
However confused, pretending to know to the end
But this isn't truth, this isn't right, this isn't love, this isn't life
This isn't real, this is a lie
[Refrain]
This isn't truth, this isn't right, this isn't love, this isn't life
This isn't real, this is a lie
This Is a Lie Q&A
Who wrote This Is a Lie's ?
This Is a Lie was written by Robert Smith & Roger O’Donnell & Simon Gallup & Jason Cooper & Perry Bamonte.
Who produced This Is a Lie's ?
This Is a Lie was produced by Robert Smith & Steve Lyon.
When did The Cure release This Is a Lie?
The Cure released This Is a Lie on Tue May 07 1996.
What did The Cure say about "This Is a Lie"?
Robert Smith told Sound On Sound in 1996:
(“This Is a Lie”) was originally an acoustic guitar part done by Perry (Bamonte). And when I started playing around with it, it evolved into a string piece on the keyboard.
He explained the song’s meaning to Rockin' On (translated from Japanese):
“This is...
Who plays the strings on this song?
Smith told Sound On Sound:
Initially, Audrey Riley wasn’t available, so we got another quartet to come down, but the problem with classical musicians is that they can’t play in strict time. Well, they can, but they don’t, because they feel it’s demeaning. Their tuning was awful as well! Audrey, on...