“Britney Spears – Liar Lyrics”
[Verse 1]
Tall tales, such a damn shame
Hindsight, I can see it all so plain
Kamikaze fire come down
Fire come down, fire-fire come down
Left, right, nowhere to turn
Collecting the ash from the bridges you burned
Kamikaze fire come down
Fire come down, fire-fire come down
[Pre-Chorus]
(Ah) It’s too late for apologies
(Ah) Nothing you can offer me now
(Ah) I’m looking at you on your knees
(Ah) And I’m all listened out
[Chorus]
Call, call, call but I’m never gonna come
Baby cry, cry, cry, you ain’t fooling anyone
You know I know that you know I know
That you’re a liar, a liar
You can crawl, crawl, crawl, you can beg and you can plead
Baby talk, talk, talk, keep on lying through your teeth
You know I know that you know I know
That you’re a liar, a liar [Verse 2]
I hear you all night, talk in your sleep
Saying all kinda names but none of them me
Keeping secrets under your sheets
Under your sheets, under-under your sheets
You can cry wolf, but you know
I ain’t gon’ be here tomorrow, oh no
I ain’t fuckin’ wit ya dirty, dirty, dirty laundry
Dirty laundry, dirty-dirty laundry
[Pre-Chorus]
(Ah) It’s too late for apologies
(Ah) Nothing you can offer me now
(Ah) I’m looking at you on your knees
(Ah) And I’m all listened out
[Chorus]
Call, call, call but I’m never gonna come
Baby cry, cry, cry, you ain’t fooling anyone
You know I know that you know I know
That you’re a liar, a liar
You can crawl, crawl, crawl, you can beg and you can plead
Baby talk, talk, talk, keep on lying through your teeth
You know I know that you know I know
That you’re a liar, a liar [Bridge]
(So here we go) Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, whoa
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, whoa
(So here we go) Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
(Here we go) You’re a liar, liar
[Chorus]
You can call, call, call but I’m never gonna come
Baby cry, cry, cry, you ain’t fooling anyone
You know I know that you know I know
That you’re a liar, a liar
You can crawl, crawl, crawl, you can beg and you can plead
Baby talk, talk, talk, keep on lying through your teeth
You know I know that you know I know
That you’re a liar, a liar
[Outro]
(So here we go) Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, whoa
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, whoa
(So here we go) Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
(Here we go) You’re a liar, liar
“Liar” is the fifteenth track on the Deluxe Version of Britney Spears’ ninth studio album, Glory, from RCA Records. It was written by Jason Evigan, Breyan Isaac, Danny Parker and Nash Overstreet, with overall production of the track falling back to Jason Evigan.
The verses are styled with a rhythmic and somewhat tribal rock sound, with a filthy horn and deep bass and guttural vocals, evoking a sound similar to that of a didgeridoo. The verses cede to a bridge of Britney’s signature hand-claps, which finally lead into a booming, boisterous chorus that embodies the absolute defiance to give in to this former lover’s begging.
It seems likely that this is the rumored clap-back to Justin Timberlake’s 2002 song “Cry Me A River” which was written about Britney and featured a Britney look-alike in the music video. The lines “Cry, cry, cry” and “left in the ash from the bridges you burned” allude to specific lyrics from Justin’s revenge anthem—here, she throws his own words back in his face.
With references to kamikaze pilots raining fire from the sky, it would appear that “Liar” is Britney’s declaration of a metaphorical World War II in response to his song.