Rollins Band - Liar (1994) Official Music Video Remastered

Rollins Band - Liar (1994) Official Music Video (Rollins Band song)

"Liar" was named the 64th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. Rollins Band performed the song at the 37th Grammy Awards Ceremony.

"Liar" is a song by Rollins Band and the lead single from their fourth full-length album, Weight, released in 1994. It was the album's only charting single and is one of the group's best known songs.

Upon release, the "Liar" video gained heavy airplay on MTV. This led to it appearing as part of the Beavis and Butt-head episode "Liar! Liar!", which aired on July 15, 1994. In the episode, Beavis becomes excited about the chorus, repeating the word "Liar!" in the same way he typically says "Fire! Fire! Fire!". Butt-head comes to the conclusion that "lying rules."

 The video edit of "Liar" was featured in the song's music video and features a different vocal track and slightly different lyrics in the opening section. The song's lyrics are from the perspective of a serial liar who alternates between declarations of sympathy and friendship on the one hand, then repeatedly gloating celebrations of his deceptions. Directed by Anton Corbijn, the video itself features alternating depictions of vocalist Henry Rollins. During the song's verses, he wears glasses and a plain black T-shirt and speaks in a calm, soothing tone about trust and friendship; from one verse to the next, his arms and face become increasingly stained with black paint. For the chorus segments, he is shirtless and painted red, wildly jumping and flailing about as he screams derisively at his audience for believing his lies. He is also seen dressed in a Superman parody costume, a police officer uniform, and a nun's habit.

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Rollins Band – Liar Lyrics
You think you're going to live your life alone
In darkness and seclusion... Yeah, I know
You've been out there and tried to mix with those animals
And it just left you full of humiliated confusion
So you stagger back home and wait for nothing
But the solitary refinement of your room spits you back onto the streets
And now you're desperate and in need of human contact
And then you meet me and your whole world changes
Because everything I say is everything you've ever wanted to hear
So you drop all you defenses, and you drop all your fears
I'm perfect in every way
'Cause I make you feel so strong and so powerfull inside
You feel so lucky
But your ego obscures reality but you never bothered to
Wonder why things are going so well
You want to know why?

'Cause I'm a liar, yeah, I'm a liar
I'll tear your mind out, I'll burn your soul
I'll turn you into me, I'll turn you into me
'Cause I'm a liar, a liar, a liar, a liar, a liar...

I'll hide behind a smile and understanding eyes
And I'll tell you things that you already know so you can say:
I really identify with you, so much
And all the time that you're needing me is just the time
That I'm bleeding you, don't you get it yet?
I'll come to you like an affliction then I'll leave you like an addiction
You'll never forget me... You wanna know why?

'Cause I'm a liar, yeah, I'm a liar,
I'll rip your mind out, I'll burn your soul,
I'll turn you into me, I'll turn you into me,
'Cause I'm a liar, a liar, liar, liar, liar, liar...

I don't know why I feel the need to lie and cause you so much pain
Maybe it's something inside, maybe it's something I can't explain
'Cause all I do is mess you up and lie to you
I'm a liar, ooooh, I'm a liar
But if you'll give me another chance I swear I'll never lie to you again
'Cause now I see the destructive power of a lie,
They're stronger than truth
I can't believe I ever hurt you, I swear I will never lie to you again, please
Just give me one more chance, I'll never lie to you again, no,
I swear, I will never tell a lie, I will never tell a lie, no, no
Ha ha ha ha ha, ho ho ho! Sucker! Sucker! Ooooh sucker!

I am a liar, yeah, I am a liar, yeah, I like it,
I feel good, ooooh I am a liar... Yeah
I lie, I lie, I lie, ooh I lie, I lie, yeah,
Oooooh I'm a liar, I lie, yeah, I like it, I feel good,
I'll lie again, and again, I'll lie again and again and I'll keep lying,
I promise... Ha ha ha

[JTAnarky]

This is the best song about narcissistic manipulation ever written. Henry Rollins hit the nail on the head when describing narcissistic abuse, the gaslighting, the projecting, and stonewalling.

[A_b__K]

Henry's performance in this video is beyond superb

[jasonnewby]

Henry was the best therapist I had in the 90's.

[JasonMaldonado-fxfz]

I hadn’t listened to this song in 25 years I forgot how intense it was fucking heavy as fuck seriously

[MrJessehendriks]

Henry Rollings is the type of guy who can politely beat you up.

[FeCr]

I known this from Beavis and Butthead in the golden 90s. Always great.

[patton]

I always liked how Henry made the sound engineer a part of the band.

[cjhdyzr]

В 90-е по каналу 2Х2 гоняли каждый день этот клипак, по нескольку раз. Так и произошло знакомство с дядькой Роллинзом.

[zrollins]

As a fellow ‘Rollins’, Henry is our Mt. Rushmore and proud of it

[DonKnotts]

You ever notice that Henry has the best posture in the world of punk? Bolt upright even when he's running full-speed ahead.

[mieze]

There are too many people in the world like this. Beware.

[chriscox]

I will never lie again, I promise. A brilliant lyric. Great tune👍

[Lady.Luthien]

Thank you Henry Rollins, for releasing this song in my teenage years, so I could learn a most valuable lesson about humanity.

[joshualahnum]

I think what kills me the most about this song is him running back and forth between the chorus.

[Polishedturd]

I was like 10 or 11 when this song came out and he was literally my first crush. Looking back I agree with 10 yr old self.

[johnlloyd]

powerful lyric "i will leave you like an addiction, you will never forget me", hit me hard that one.

[andresgroove]

The golden 90's. Thanks so much for the "Parental advisory explicit content" sign for shown me the some of the best albums in my life

[sjors]

Rollins the mastermind of the message in lyrics. Masterpiece

[wesleysteeleiv]

God damn this song is so good.
Love his little mannerisms in the video

[HAMLETM]

One of the best videos and songs of my school days!🤘🏽🤘🏽