White Lies - As I Try Not To Fall Apart

• 🖤 We are delighted to announce we will be releasing our next album 'As I Try Not To Fall Apart' on 18th February 2022. It is available to preorder now through our store on limited edition coloured vinyl, standard vinyl, and CD, with discount bundles available, along with some exclusive new merch. The first single, of the same name, is out now on all platforms, with a video live here on Youtube. We will also be embarking on a huge tour of the UK and Europe from March 2022, with presale tickets available from 10am BST tomorrow. Head to our website for full details. It's been too long, it's very very good to be back 🖤 •

[MattyHalloween]

I can’t think of any other band over the last 10-12 years that I can count on to release consistently great music quite like White Lies. They know exactly who they are… and they give it to us every single time! Great song. Great band!

[sympathyforthedevil]

The band themselves have said of this song; “It’s about accepting vulnerability as a man and knowing it’s OK to be broken. There’s never been a more pressing time to spread the message that it’s OK to not be OK.”

[VidraDeArgint]

White Lies is the most criminally underrated band, they've been consistently releasing stellar tracks for the past 12 years. What other recent band that you know of has kept its freshness and its style for so long?

[gerardopradillo]

What a journey it has been since the release of To Lose My Life. Here we are now at #6 and going strong. More people should listen to their incredible music!

[industrialcathedral]

When I was a kid I was sad because the best of 80s music was already behind us and I was craving for more. God heard my cry and created White Lies

[whiteeagleforce.]

Lyrics:

Am I a faulty kind of man so tender in the heart?
Are clues embedded in my hands, a horoscope of cards
No, I’m no special grain of sand or undiscovered star
If there’s a great and holy plan I’d rather have no part
Ain’t that the way, ain’t that the way
You always unwind my head, unmake the bed like Sunday
Ain’t that the way, ain’t that the way
You get me talking to the dead and questioning if I’m alive at all
Why every morning waking up
Must I try not to fall, must I try not to fall apart?
You take me in your grateful arms
And I try not to fall, oh I try not to fall apart
It’s not the way a man like me behaves
It’s not the way the world would have me play my part
Then why does every fiber shake
As I try not to fall apart, as I try not to fall apart?
Am I a lone unlucky man, no shimmer to my soul?
Am I a spindle wound to tight, a fraction of a whole
No, I’ve no party tricks, my hand is empty as a vault
If there’s a charge, oh then I’ll stand and do the time for every fault
Ain’t that the way, ain’t that the way
You always unwind my head, unmake the bed like Sunday
Ain’t that the way, ain’t that the way
You get me talking to the dead and questioning if I’m alive at all
Why every morning waking up
Must I try not to fall, must I try not to fall apart?
You take me in your grateful arms
And I try not to fall, oh I try not to fall apart
It’s not the way a man like me behaves
It’s not the way the world would have me play my part
Then why does every fiber shake
As I try not to fall apart, as I try not to fall apart?
Ain’t that the way, ain’t that the way
You always unwind my head unmake the bed like Sunday
Ain’t that the way, ain’t that the way
You get me talking to the dead and questioning if I’m alive at all
Why every morning waking up
Must I try not to fall, must I try not to fall apart?
You take me in your grateful arms
And I try not to fall, oh I try not to fall apart
It’s not the way a man like me behaves
It’s not the way the world would have me play my part
Then why does every fiber shake
As I try not to fall apart, as I try not to fall apart?
As I try not to fall apart
As I try not to fall apart
As I try not to fall apart
As I try not to fall apart

[Cac]

This song is absolutely beautiful. It is the perfect song for those struggling with their own personal issues and feeling depressed. As soon as I heard it I felt like I found the song to destress to and feel like someone understands trying to keep yourself together through all your problems.

[phillipmillington]

First 15 seconds alone made me pause and go get my headphones... This band never fails to deliver

[scottlp]

Keep imagining how epic a collaboration betwen White Lies and Chvrches would be. Those two voices together would be awesome.

[nahuelbutcherdacosta]

That 80's new wave sound so characteristic of them always kills me! No doubt about it...
Cheers from argentina! 🇦🇷

[kst]

Been listening to this song on repeat and it hit me like a ton of bricks. As someone who went through so much mental health struggles, I find it comforting that this song will resonate with those who have similar issues, knowing that I'm not alone in this journey.

[rubenrossman]

*Somebody save me! I'm hooked on this masterpiece and can't get off*
*This band is phenomenal*

[starstepstoheaven]

I didn't notice how much I missed and needed them back. Been listening them pretty often since Rituals. They have really gotten far I'm so proud.

[Abhishek.Basnyat]

Lovin' that 80's vibe just like in the track 'Tokyo'.

[musicbyhavens]

Gorgeous song as always! The video is beautiful also. I love how Harry doesn't get completely buried in the end and manages to pick himself up and dust himself off; ending things on a hopeful note.

[lukedean]

Coming from someone whose been following you since 2009 and utterly in love with everything you've done to have this drop on my 30th birthday is the best birthday present ever!

[Carolinemoonway]

Deep music.
The message of the song is introspective. It asks us who we are and whether that meets the expectations of others.
The lyrics make me reflect.
I cried a little when I listened to it, it touched the deepest part of my heart. Only art can do that.

[TristanReveur]

One of the best “comfort”-music bands out there! Always on the verge of tears, get shivers, just totally embrace that feeling with every song.

[dildo_baggins]

What an amazing song! Harry could sing the phone book and it’d sound heavenly.

[AnnMTL]

I love this band so much, ten plus years and going strong, they have always been able to consistently capture the human condition.