Beautiful Lies Artist: Birdy Cover my eyes with your hands Just pretend we’re better Turn out the light There are no more surprises to come Let’s be numb together The world’s so fast and nothing lasts Let’s save it while we can Cause I want to be forever Like smoke in the air Float like a feather going nowhere Lost in the silence I don’t need to be free Kill me with kindness And please Tell me beautiful lies I wish that I had the strength to let go, but I don’t I’m paralyzed I see the child in your eyes and I’m stuck in the headlights I know too well that time will tell It’s easy to forget Cause I want to be forever Like smoke in the air Float like a feather going nowhere Lost in the silence I don’t need to be free Kill me with kindness And please Oh, well, I’ve tried to be open But I’ve found it’s hard when you’re broken And in the heat of the moment, we’re free So please, please Please Tell me beautiful lies Cover my eyes with your hands Just pretend we’re better Turn out the light There are no more surprises to come Let’s be numb together Background Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde, born on May 15, 1996, is better known by her stage name Birdy. She won the music competition Open Mic UK in 2008, at the age of 12. This single is from her third album by the same title, to be released next month. It is serene and restrained, though completely heartbreaking. Crooning over the ballad’s slowly shrinking piano and diminutive strings, the singer accepts that her relationship is falling apart. | 