"The Man That Never Lied" theories...

Hello Once again audience!

 Well, this is a special post requested by a reader/follower...so she gets her wish and I will be posting MY THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS about Maroon 5's song, "The Man Who Never Lied" In case you haven't heard the song, Here it is.

Now, a little background on how this post came to be, I was with my very dear friend Maura at Barnes & Noble talking and this song came up. Maura and I tried to figure out the EXACT meaning/ story of the song. I told Maura that I would listen to it and come up with some theories and even post my thoughts...and thus this post was born. To prepare for this post, I must have listened to the song 100 times today alone. But anyways on to the meat of the post!

Alrighty...my plan of attack is to break the song down by verse and dissect the song that way, giving my thoughts on the way.

1st Verse

"In the middle of Hollywood Boulevard

Screaming at each other, screaming at each other
Like oh oh oh, can't take it anymore
Like a tragedy, like a dark comedy
Laughing at each other, laughing at each other
Like, oh oh oh it isn't funny anymore"

Well, the song opens up with a fight between two people, presumably between a guy and a girl

Chorus

"I was the man who never lied

I never lied until today
But I just couldn't break your heart
Like you did mine yesterday
I was the man who never lied, oh
I was the man who never lied, oh yeah"

This is where things get dicey and different scenarios can pop up. We see the guy claiming that today he lied to spare this girl heartache even though she didnt spare him. So, what happened to them that causes all of this? Well, what would be something that would break a guy's heart? I have two things that would definitely break MY heart. These two things are A cheating girlfriend, or lying girlfriend. 

But said guy said he couldn't break the girl's heart...so MY THEORY is that the girl cheated on the guy and the guy found out, but doesnt want to tell the girl, because he loves the girl and figures that if he lies, everything will be fine and work out...or maybe The guy slept with another girl...and doesnt want to hurt the girl...on to verse two.

2nd Verse

"Sometimes honesty is the worst policy

Happy ever after, happy ever after
Let it go, you never need to know
I don't wanna be picking up all of these
Tiny little pieces, tiny little pieces
Of your heart, won't do it anymore"

Again, the singer is implying that lying to save someone from heartache is better than telling the truth, so I assume it must be something major to warrant this kind of wanting to keep things hidden. It would seem like it would have to be something that would absolutely crush someone, so again, I think a cheating and/or lying person would fit the bill.

and then the song repeats the chorus and first verse a couple of times.

So, my final theory about the song is that the girl of the song cheated on the singer and the singer found out and in the midst of his despair, found comfort in the presence of another girl. And later realizes this mistake and decides to pretend it never happens. So, the couple tries to make up and forgive each other and when asked if everything is ok, the guy says yes and lies about not being with another girl...

SO ANYWAY, that's my theory of the song.I realize that you guys are still waiting on Part II of The Past Two Years...I haven't forgotten about it, I've just been busy with life and friends and my new hobby, Ballroom/Latin dance. =D So, stay tuned for that post...have a good night guys.