This is my entry for the lyric competition, written a few weeks back. I'm up to my eyeballs in World Cup at the moment so haven't had much chance to think on an entry. This will have to do.
Bracketed lyrics are sort of "backing vocals" but still the main singer...
VERSE
At the bottom of the bottle
And the memory's still raw
You were trying to forget her
But you thought about her more
There's no solace in the silence
There's no hiding from the pain
I guess that there's no rhyme or reason
To the price we have to pay
BRIDGE
It's all a desperate illusion
That you wrap around your heart
And everybody who has been there
Was so sure at the start
CHORUS
(Love's a lie!)
It always kills you in the end
You won't survive
(You close your eyes)
Why not? It's easy to pretend
You roll the dice
(And say goodbye)
To all your foolish hopes and dreams
Your love's a lie
(And you were blind)
You fell so easy to deceit
And love's a lie
VERSE
Serenaded by a Siren
You were lured to your death
And the song she sang to tempt you
Was as haunting as it gets
But you sit there now in shadow
And the silence fills your mind
There is nothing left to cling to
That can save this slow demise
BRIDGE
It's all a desperate illusion
That you wrap around your heart
And everybody who has been there
Was so sure at the start
CHORUS
(Love's a lie!)
It always kills you in the end
You won't survive
(You close your eyes)
Why not? It's easy to pretend
You roll the dice
(And say goodbye)
To all your foolish hopes and dreams
Your love's a lie
(And you were blind)
You fell so easy to deceit
And love's a lie
INSTRUMENTAL
BRIDGE
It's all a desperate illusion
That you wrap around your heart...
CHORUS
CHORUS
(Love's a lie!)
It always kills you in the end
You won't survive
(You close your eyes)
Why not? It's easy to pretend
You roll the dice
(And say goodbye)
To all your foolish hopes and dreams
Your love's a lie
(And you were blind)
You fell so easy to deceit...
And love's a lie
