By John Lorenz
Date: 1 April 2001

Lie to Me Sweetly

Lie to me sweetly!
Say you still care;
Pretend that you love me, 
Though your heart isn’t there.
Lie to me sweetly:
As if you still felt
That the touch of my hands on you
Would still cause you to melt.
Act as if you wouldn’t push me away--
Come! Smother me with deceit
Let me love you all night and all day
As you used to when you desired me still
And your heart was given to me.

Lie to me sweetly!
With counterfeit passion, hold on to me tight;
With your kisses please ravish me in jest
As if I were your guiding light,
Your starry-eyed lover
Your imaginary knight
Your most handsome prince
And you, my enchanted princess;
Enthall me with every feigned caress.

Lie to me sweetly!
Let your imagination run free.
Pretend that you still thrill.
As I love you more deeply than you had ever before felt 
Act as if you were still mine
Just for a moment if nothing else,
Oh baby, help me be blind!
Let me naively keep hoping
That one day you’ll again be mine.
Con me into believing just for a while 
That you want to be adored,
That my absence is still your torment; 
That you long for me to stay a while more.

Lie to me sweetly
Tell me I’m your angel,
Your ethereal dream;
Tell me if you must, things you don’t mean.
Let your love seem so real
Just so you can make me feel 
That I somehow still appeal 
To your fancy once more.



Talk like you did when you used to say to me
That our destiny was made 
In heaven above.
Pretend to be the same woman 
You once were for me...
When we first fell in love 
And you whispered 
Airy nothings,  
Telling me you'd love me forever
With dreams so gentle and sweet

Lie to me sweetly!
Run your fingers through my hair
Lead me to believe 
You still need me, you still care.
Whisper in my ear softly;
Let me again feel you near.
Just one more time
Let lying words of devotion 
Fall upon these gullible ears.

Treat me like you used to: 
Making me overflow with joy,
When your love for me was yet alive.
When you still called me “your boy”

Brush away from my face
This sadness with your feigned tears. 
Allay my suspicions, kiss away my fears
As if you wanted me to be yours. 
In pretended innocence and passion unfettered
Give me the same happiness I once had 
When our hearts were knit together.

Lie to me sweetly!
As if you believed still in “us; “
As if you’d stay with me forever;
Not allowing me to wise up
To harsh fate, and cruel reality...

Lie to me sweetly!
Act out with convincing romance; 
Tell me what I want to hear
I want you to fake every nuance, 
Don’t be sincere: 
What would be the use?
Because it is clear to see
That my heart would break,
If you furnished me with proof positive
You are walking out on me. 

So, lie to me sweetly, 
Your lies I hold dear;
Don’t be too proud
To lead me on, as I’m asking you to,
Make me believe you feel the say way
You did when our feelings were new. 
Hoodwink me with bold invention;
Love me as if your tender sweetness
Once so beautiful, so sublime, so faithful,
Were really still your honest intention.
Don't tell me you must break my heart
For your own protection
Lie to me sweetly
My tears that are falling
I don't want you to mention.

Lie to me sweetly
And don’t cause me to cry:
If you tell me the truth you know that I”ll die.
Don’t force me this one last time
To realize that you no longer sigh 
Nor let me suspect 
Your love is no longer alive.

Lie to me sweetly!
I will never face facts
Once I see that you don’t love me, 
My world will collapse.