Unboxing Lyrics: 5sos Edition *ALBUMS ONLY*

Thin White Lies

Written by: Calum, Ashton, Luke, Michael, Happy Perez, Carter Lang, Ali Tamposi and Andrew Watt

Genre: Pop, Trap 

Lyrics and their meaning:

I don't feel your love
But I don't ask too many questions
The words, they are too much
When you show me my reflection

The relationship is becoming very simple and placid. Nothing is happening and it's almost like the couple don't know what to do.

When the sun goes down
We all get lonely
Watch me as I disappear
These empty sounds and endless stories
So tell me what I wanna hear

This could be similar to Midnight by 5sos where the protagonist's partner only likes them for the sex and not for them. The line We all get lonely can mean that they don't communicate after dark so the protagonist feels empty. The last line initiates that the protagonist wants to hear a lie from their partner.

Killing me slow with the words you wrote
The heart you broke
The heart you broke, yeah
Calling my name, I don't wanna stay
But I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
(Thin white lies)
Just one more taste of you, my love
(Thin white lies)Killing me slow with the words you wrote
The heart you broke
The heart you broke, yeah

This chorus is again contradicting the protagonist. It's almost as if the protagonist's partner is telling them Thin White Lies that they can see through (Killing me slowly with the words you wrote). Honestly, this chorus and song overall has little substance to me in my mind, so it is hard to describe how I see this song. 

You never call me out
You know exactly where I'm going
You got me by the mouth
She said she love me, she don't show it

The partner is contradicting themselves and is not acting right. That is really clear in the last line where the she (in the words of the song) is saying that she loves her partner but the partner is saying that she isn't showing her love. Similarly to Voodoo Doll, she happens to know where the protagonist is at all times, it's almost like she has a voodoo doll on her to keep track of the protagonist.

I don't think I like me anymore
Please, someone tell me who I was before
I don't really like me anymore
Anymore, anymoreThis could be a bit of hypnosis, the protagonist is being hypnotised or in a daydream where they are forced to hate themselves, like 'she' has forced them to think this.

Favourite Lyric: When the sun goes down we all get lonely 

Yay or nay: this is a NAY from me. I don't really like it nor vibe with it.

What it reminds me of: This to me is almost the same as Easier with an Old Me beat. It doesn't sit with me right and just sounds almost unoriginal. That is not to say it is a good song, I just personally don't like it.