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Cheat ‘N’ Lie

This version of Cheat ‘N’ Lie was released by Uriah Heep in 1977.

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Well, it seems that I’ve been cheated
And it would appear that I’ve been lied to
All the promises that you repeated
Were never destined to come true.
When I stop to think how I once trusted you,
It’s harder still to bear this doubt.
I’m an innocent victim of heartbreaking circumstances,
And I still can’t get it figured out.

All you did was cheat and lie
Now you’ve gone and made me cry
My heart is heavy and I just can’t get it straight,
Just the way you made me feel,
A wound that only time can heal.
Won’t you take a little time to show me my mistake.

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About Lyrics and Cheat ‘N’ Lie by Uriah Heep

The lyrics to Cheat ‘N’ Lie are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Uriah Heep used when the song was created in 1977. The lyrics to Cheat ‘N’ Lie have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Uriah Heep and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Cheat ‘N’ Lie by Uriah Heep. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Cheat ‘N’ Lie" means the words set to the music of Cheat ‘N’ Lie, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Uriah Heep. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Cheat ‘N’ Lie and the lyrics to Cheat ‘N’ Lie are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Uriah Heep who came here looking just for the lyrics to Cheat ‘N’ Lie, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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