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Big Lie by Van Morrison

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Van Morrison

Big Lie

Release date: 6th May 2021

From Latest Record Project Volume I
Track 8
3:42
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About This Track

'Big Lie' by Van Morrison is a blues track from the album 'Latest Record Project Volume I' (2021). The lyrics are built around betrayal and disillusionment, repeating the idea that everything was false, with a narrator who momentarily feels powerful before realising the spell was empty. The language is scathing but self-aware, with images of attention turning into judgement and the final turn round signalling an abrupt change of perspective. One line captures the blunt verdict, “It was all a big lie”.

"Big Lie" is a track by Van Morrison, from the album Latest Record Project Volume I, released 6th May 2021. The track is 3:42 long. It's filed under Blues. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Van Morrison

Van Morrison

Lyrics

Big Lie

It was all a big lie
There was no heart to break
Everything seemed about it fake
Like it just didn't take
Got to make no mistake
It was all a big lie

I was king for a day
I was just making hay
They hung on to every word
Oh, yes they did

That I had to say
When I turned around
Somebody stole my crown
It was all a big lie

Well, I thought I knew
But I got fooled
It could easily happen to you
(But don't look so smug)
But don't look so smug
(When they pull out the rug)
When they pull out the rug

Oh, my, my, my, my
My, my, my
It was all a big lie

There was no cake to bake
There was no more to break
There was no heart to ache
There was no time to waste
There was no food to taste
No love to take
No heart to break

There was no heart to break
There was too much at stake
There were no rules to make
It was for goodness sake
Try to keep me awake
But there was no heart to break

My, my, my, my, my, my, my
(No heart to break)
My, my, my, my, my, my, my
(No heart to break)
My, my, my, my, my, my, my
(No heart to break)
My, my, my, my, my, my, my
(No heart to break)

Make no mistake
Make no mistake
There was no heart to break

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Track details

From Latest Record Project Volume I

3:422021
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Album
Latest Record Project Volume I
Latest Record Project Volume I
Van Morrison
7th May 2021
Track number
8
Release year
2021
  1. 1Latest Record Project
    5:06
  2. 2Where Have All the Rebels Gone?
    4:14
  3. 3Psychoanalysts' Ball
    5:18
  4. 4No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

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  • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Van Morrison
    Producer
    Van Morrison
    Bass
    Pete Hurley
    Drums
    Colin Griffin
    Vocals
    Chris Farlowe, Van Morrison
    Electric Guitar
    Dave Keary, Van Morrison
    Hammond Organ
    Richard Dunn
    Mastering Engineer
    Tony Cousins
    Mixing Engineer
    Ben McAuley
    Percussion
    Colin Griffin, Teena Lyle
    Piano
    Stuart McIlroy
    Recording Engineer
    Ben McAuley, Enda Walsh
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