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Little Liar

from Songs For Nora Tobias by Julia Gray

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Told a story of many parts
Told a story of many strands
For the kindling of minds
The melting of hearts
The wringing of hands
And the winning of friends

Knew my listeners, their notions and their needs
As a fortune teller reads an open palm
It’s a question of voice
And a question of tone
choose your words wisely
Say them like a charm

In among the victories, the undiscovered crimes
But i wonder sometimes

What if every time I shouted fire
You only answered little liar
What if I promised not to deceive
And you answered little liar
I do not believe you

I told a story in many ways:
Tragic accident, terrible disease
Mysterious disappearance.
I understood my audience;
I had enough experience
The know the best lies come in threes
I lied for camouflage; I lied for shame,
Was like a game; with a wheel to spin
I lied for freedom; I lied for fun
I lied about the things I wished I could have done
I lied to win

Was all so easy and it all seemed so true
But I wonder sometimes, I do.

What if every time I shouted fire
You only answered little liar
What if I promised not to deceive
And you answered little liar
And you answered little liar
And you answered little liar
I do not believe you

I told a story so very well
I told a story so very tall
That no-one could see, no-one but me
That a castle made of fairydust and cobwebs
Is liable to fall
But still I lied; I lied for grief
Long hidden in a drawer and seldom seen
I lied for the thrill of love and belief
I lied for the person I had lost, and the ones I’d never been

It all seems so easy, it all sounds so true
But I wonder sometimes I do

What if every time I shouted fire
You only answered little liar
What if I promised not to deceive
And you answered little liar
And you answered little liar
And you answered little liar
I do not believe you

Told a story of many parts
Told a story of many strands
For the kindling of minds
The melting of hearts
The wringing of hands
And the winning of friends

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from Songs For Nora Tobias, released June 8, 2018

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Julia Gray London, UK

Julia Gray is an author and contemporary singer-songwriter based in London. To date she has released five albums - three with the trip-hop collective Second Person and two solo albums. Influenced by the singer-songwriters of the 1970s onwards, such as Kate Bush, Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell and Carole King, she places a focus on complex, nuanced lyrics and subtle, emotive storytelling. ... more

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