"Little White Lies" lyrics

Do you think you'd like me or would you turn and walk away fast
If I told you from whence I came and all the sordid details of my inglorious past?
I'll tell you why I'm afraid. Would you leave me for dead or would you come to my aid?
If I don't tell you some pretty words, sure to keep you coming my way

I never meant to lie but there are things we do and say to get by
Little white lies, a small surprise how big they grow in size

It all starts simple enough, your present is dark because your childhood was rough
So you shed your skin and you changed your name
In the hopes of putting air between you and the pain
So grab a mask, fill up a flask and slither like a snake into the Masquerade
Now, you've come so far and you feel like a star
You hope they never figure out who you really are

I never meant to lie but there are things we do and say to get by
Little white lies, a small surprise how big they grow in size
I never meant to lie but there are things we do and say to get by
Little white lies we tell ourselves like, "Everything's alright"

I'm just a snake in the wall but
It's a wall you walk by and
If I say the right words then
You're going to be mine!

I never meant to lie but there are things we do and say to get by
Little white lies, a small surprise how big they grow in size
I never meant to lie but there are things we do and say to get by
Little white lies we tell ourselves like, "Everything's alright"

I never meant to lie, but
I never meant to lie, but
I never meant to lie, but
I guess I had to lie