Green Day – One of My Lies

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When I was younger
I thought the world circled around me
But in time I realized I was wrong
My immortal thoughts turned into just dreams of a dead future
It was a tragic case of my reality

Do you think you're indestructible
And no one can touch you?
Well I think you're disposable
And it's time you knew the truth
Cause it's just one of my lies!

Why does my life have to be so small?
Yet death is forever
And does forever have a life to call its own?

Don't give me an answer cause you
Only know as much as I know
Unless you've been there once
well I hardly think so

I used to pray all night
Before I lay myself down
My mother said it was right
Her mother said it too...
Why?

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Lyrics submitted by NaginalJJ, edited by Mellow_Harsher

Track duration: 02:18

"One of My Lies" as written by Billie Joe/pritchard Armstrong

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    General Comment:ALL I WANNA DO IS GET REAL HIGH! Great song, Long live Green Day1
    Flag Green Day420on September 06, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:i love this song
    its one of my favourite Green Day songs
    and yea.."all i wanna do is get real high"
    is missing
    whats up with that?
    i can totally relaate with this song,line by line.
    amazing.
    Flag mcjprron July 31, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Sounds like he realizes his existence as a human is much smaller than he previously realized. Then he speculates on death, whether there is life after death. He rejects anyone answering him, because who has seen what is after death? Much like Ecclesiastes. He goes into religion a little bit at the end where he mentions that he "used to pray at night". We can infer that he didn't know why he was praying at the time nor now knows why people pray, through his final question, "why?". Instead he realizes he prayed only because his parents taught him to, and in addition questions their reasons.

    Theres obvious truth and hope in this song where he declares life as short, and even meaningless, as dreams are just a "dead future". Everyone dies. Yet, he wonders is there more to life than just the here and now? He comes away with no answer, but some sentiment towards how religion is incorrect.
    Flag andmotton May 10, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Great song, I think its about all the stuff you realize as you get older, as a number have mentioned. Not much you can build on that, so rock on
    Flag InsaneJediGirlon May 10, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Best Green Day song ever.
    I watched a very old gig when they just came out with Kerplunk! and they played this. Before they played it Billie Joe says "This next song is called One Of My Lies. It deals with you realizing your mortal and stuff like that, this songs called "One Of My Lies" *BJ starts raging the power cords.
    Flag SirPirateWillieon April 14, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:this song in my opinion is probably the best on that album. bought it the other day and i was blown away its so good.
    Flag rock_god75on April 11, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Ive never read Cather and the Rye and I dont get the whole coparison thing :S somone help
    Flag Nick72911on June 05, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This one is my favorite Green Day song, it's simple but still deep and meaningful. And I like the music too.
    Flag marmoton January 15, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Yeah, I can't read Catcher in The Rye anymore without thinking of Billie Joe!! Sad. This is a great song, yeah "eat shit", you're right, the get real high bit is the best! the lyrics are really good, especially as he was such a little baby when he wrote it. aaw
    Flag green_eyes88on January 05, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:^^i think that's exactly it...

    and i like the Holden Caulfield comparison...cuz BJ is often compared to him, but by saying this you prove that he's not exactly the same...

    and it really is a gr8 song....
    Flag green_day_FREAKon June 29, 2005   Link

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