Lyrics for It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me... as interpreted by songyone

It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me... Lyrics
let the raining teardrops rain down on me tonight
i think making up, faking up stories is alright
tick tock stop the clock, fiction is my thing
my attitude is always i and me and mine

oh I’m so clever, I'm so clever, I'm so clever
until my paranoia kicks in then I’ll accuse her
of doing all the worst things i do best
its funny how me fucking her about
has got me in this fucking mess

liar liar liar liar pants on fire
lies alibis lies more alibis
from the truth, i admit I’m more than shy
ain’t it the times we are living in
everybody’s doing it so why cant I?

i tally up tonight’s strangers
and stragglers that I’ve kissed
training ground notches, perfectly executed notches
and near misses
its all about going out and getting pissed with eagle eyes
and sincerity bottom on my list
what’s the story morning glory?
i feel so low and worthless, yeah

so this is where the outcome unfurls and the truth is being told
a cloud has gathered over my head and now i know
infidelity and my good friend ecstasy doesn’t work, it makes you worse
I’m feeling so guilty about the things i said to my mum when i was ten year old
I’m feeling so guilty about any old shit
and how i think my missus is fucking every guy that she looks at
this is it, this is it, this is it, this it
the end was always coming and now its here

so this is the grand finale
the crescendo of demise
this is the happy ending
where the bad guy goes down and dies
this is the end
with me on my knees and wondering why?
cross my heart, hope to die
its my own cheating heart that makes me cry

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bloc_party15
02-21-2008

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how good is this song?

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Doherty200
03-11-2008

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It's downright brilliant, so true too.

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Yasir
04-24-2008

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What a song!

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jaimzarrol
08-23-2008

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"liar, liar, liar, liar, liar, pants on fire"

this has got to be one of the best lyrics in any song ever, and it's a song that would never have worked without the strong Scottish accent. This song is going to be a classic singalong, especially with a bottle of buckie. LOVE THIS SONG.

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bennjuii
09-08-2008

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just went out and bought this today
played it in the car on the way back to school
the album version of this is soooo BIG
proper stadium sound
best song on the album by far

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bennjuii
09-08-2008

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just went out and bought this today
played it in the car on the way back to school
the album version of this is soooo BIG
proper stadium sound
best song on the album by far

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Hoggy
09-30-2008

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just fucking spot-on in every way. james allan is a rare storyteller.

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Fivestarmotel
10-02-2008

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This is song is too brilliant for words.

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inalonelyplace
10-03-2008

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what an amazing song !...best on the album. I think its about the guy convincing himself that his missus as been cheating on him, in an attempt to make him feel better as it is him, who as cheated on his missus and in the end he regrets this.

''its funny how me fucking her about as got me in this fucking mess''.

There too many meaningful lyrics to list. But in the end its clear that its his own cheating heart that makes him cry !!

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daysbeforeyoucame
01-15-2009

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Great song ! But what does stragglers mean?

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Berk666
03-03-2009

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I think this song is about a guy/ girl thinking only about themselves and not their partner and makes up stories about where they were to hide the fact that their cheating. Also is worried that there partner is cheating on them so they continue to do it OR the song is about someone finding out they are being cheated on "liar liar..."

Anyhows i love this song!

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IndieKid19
03-06-2009

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Great epic song!!! My favorite song at the moment!,
There's just one problem, the accent is so strong that i always have to look at the lyric to know how it goes.

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trackon
10-28-2009

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Having lost the love of my life because of my own cheating heart and stupid mistakes, this song's lyrics are the most honest I've ever seen in tackling this kind of situation.

First time I heard it, I was stunned by the beauty and honesty of it.

Amazing song

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smunchy pb
11-08-2009

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I think it's weird that he brings up his mom in the middle of all this. Did he accuse his mother of cheating when he was little? Did he rag on his mom all the time because he felt guilty about being a bad kid, just like he's being untrusting of his gf now because he's actually cheating on her? Is it some weird Oedipus complex thing, where he's comparing his mother to his current gf? Or is he just bringing up all the shitty things he's done in his life?

Anyway.Doesn't really matter. Brilliant song.

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paulsmithisAgod
01-12-2010

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a powerful song about a man who allows his own infidelity to feed him with the paranoia that if he is cheating then surely his partner is also hence his "own cheating heart" makes him "cry" as he is consumed with guilt.
the lyrics are brilliantly simple yet brilliantly emotive

"it's funny how me fucking her about has got me in this fucking mess"

there is something about the strong scottish accent that really makes this song even more desperately moving. beautiful song.

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