Little White Lies (song)

## Little White Lies

"**Little White Lies**" is a song performed by British singer, drummer, and songwriter Florrie. It was released on August 15, 2014 on iTunes through Sony Music. The song was written by Florrie, Brian Higgins, Toby Scott, and Wayne Hector. "Little White Lies" was intended to be the first single of Florrie's long-delayed debut album, until the project to which the song belonged went ultimately shelved and the song remained as a non-album single.

## Background and release

In early 2014, Florrie released her fourth EP, *Sirens*, which included three brand new songs ("Seashells", "Free Falling", and "Wanna Control Myself"), plus a remix of a then-unreleased song, "Little White Lies". Afterwards, on August 15 of the same year, Florrie released the song as the lead single of her upcoming debut album, but it was ultimately shelved for unknown reasons. The song was released as an EP through iTunes, including the original version, five more remixes, and Florrie edits for her earlier tracks "Left Too Late" and "Give Me Your Love", both released in her debut EP *Introduction*.

## Album sampler

###### *Main article*: 2014 album sampler

By mid-2014, an album sampler of Florrie's debut album began circulating on the web, and different users could acquire a copy of it through different sites. The album sampler included six songs, between them "Little White Lies" listed as the fifth track in it. However, the album was not released and the songs eventually were whether leaked or released as non-album singles.

## Composition

An indie pop song inflicted with heavy drums, "Little White Lies" runs at a fast tempo of 124 beats per minute set at a 4/4 time signature. The song lasts for three minutes and three seconds.

## Music video

A music video of the song premiered on Florrie's official YouTube account on July 6, 2014, previous to the song's single release on iTunes. It shows Florrie drumming in a grass field, as well as entering into a wood house, and releasing a lot of plastic bags to the wind.

## Versions

* Official version — 3:04
* Demo version — 3:24
* Instrumental demo version — 3:24
* Florrie Remix — 4:52
* Shadow Child Remix — 4:56
* Shadow Child Dub Mix — 4:55
* Moon Boots Remix — 5:26
* Wideboys Remix — 5:51
* KDA Remix — 7:49
* Acoustic version — 2:46

## Reception

The song received overall positive reviews from different websites. Bradley Stern wrote for the website MuuMuse that the song was her "first big bid for pop superstardom". Stern also wrote for the website Idolator, and described the song as a "dreamy, devastating slice of electro-pop", and praised the production handled by Xenomania, the singer's production team.

## Cross-references

* Pretending is also a theme in "Experimenting with Rugs", "Panic Attack", and "She Always Gets What She Wants".
* Florrie's intentions are also mentioned in "Live a Little".

## Lyrics

### Single version

Victim of my own good intentions

I can't say no

My hands tied, I'm trying to stay afloat

I've been feeling like I'm out on the edge again

My breathing shallows

I can't pretend

Little white lies

We keep to ourselves, and we'll never tell

Ain't hurting nobody

Little white lies

Nobody else needs to get hurt

Oh, 'cause they'll never know

Little white lies

We keep to ourselves, and we'll never tell

Ain't hurting nobody

Little white lies

Nobody else needs to get hurt

Oh, 'cause they'll never know

Victim of my own good intentions

I can't say no

And all my thoughts catch up when I'm alone

Victim of my own good intentions

I can't say no

My hands tied, I'm trying to stay afloat

I've been feeling like I'm out on the edge again

My breathing shallows

I can't pretend

Little white lies

We keep to ourselves, and we'll never tell

Ain't hurting nobody

Little white lies

Nobody else needs to get hurt

Oh, 'cause they'll never know

Little white lies

We keep to ourselves, and we'll never tell

Ain't hurting nobody

Little white lies

Nobody else needs to get hurt

Oh, 'cause they'll never know

(They'll never know)

### Demo version

Victim of my own good intentions

I can't say no

My hands tied, I'm trying to stay afloat

I've been feeling like I'm out on the edge again

My breathing shallows

I can't pretend

Little white lies

We keep to ourselves, and we'll never tell

Ain't hurting nobody

Little white lies

Nobody else needs to get hurt

Oh, 'cause they'll never know

Little white lies

We keep to ourselves, and we'll never tell

Ain't hurting nobody

Little white lies

Nobody else needs to get hurt

Oh, 'cause they'll never know

Victim of my own good intentions

I can't say no

And all my thoughts catch up when I'm alone

I've been feeling like I'm out on the edge again

My breathing shallows

I can't pretend

Little white lies

We keep to ourselves, and we'll never tell

Ain't hurting nobody

Little white lies

Nobody else needs to get hurt

Oh, 'cause they'll never know

Little white lies

We keep to ourselves, and we'll never tell

Ain't hurting nobody

Little white lies

Nobody else needs to get hurt

Oh, 'cause they'll never know

(They'll never know)

Victim of my own good intentions

## References

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1. ↑ "Little White Lies by Florrie on Apple Music". UK iTunes Apple. August 15, 2014. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/little-white-lies/896847087
2. ↑ "Florrie - Album Sampler". Discogs.com. 2014. Retrieved from https://www.discogs.com/es/Florrie-Album-Sampler/release/9946653
3. ↑ "Florrie - Little White Lies (Official Video)". YouTube. July 6, 2014. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O88XmgHhrU
4. ↑ Stern, Bradley.
 "'Little White Lies': Florrie Makes a Proper Bid for Pop Stardom With Gorgeous New Single". MuuMuse.com. July 3, 2014. Retrieved from https://muumuse.com/2014/07/little-white-lies-florrie-makes-a-proper-bid-for-pop-stardom-with-gorgeous-new-single.html/
5. ↑ Stern, Bradley. "Florrie Debuts Dreamy, Plastic Bag-Filled Video for 'Little White Lies': Watch". July 8, 2014. Retrieved from https://www.idolator.com/7525754/florrie-little-white-lies-video-watch