Ice Spice and English artist PinkPantheress collaborate on the song “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2.” The song is a follow-up to her single Boy’s a Liar, which was published the year before; it is essentially the same song and most of the lyrics are same, but Ice Spice added a rap bar to further explain the song’s deeper meaning. Let’s examine the song’s meaning; the full lyrics are provided at the end.
PinkPantheress, Boy’s a liar Pt. 2: the lyrics & their meaning
Boy’s a Liar is a song about being in a relationship with a man who seems to stay with you solely because you are attractive (in both Parts 1 and 2). PinkPantheress’ point of view is revealed in the song’s lyrics: she doesn’t feel loved by her partner and thinks he only dates her because of how she looks. As a result, she puts a lot of work into her appearance every day out of fear that he could leave her if she doesn’t look beautiful enough.
The sorrowful difference between PinkPantheress’s approach, which is committed to creating something together because she is motivated by true love, and her man’s approach, who appears to be after appearances only, is the tragic contrast that sets the tone for the song. She hopes her man would pop the question one day, but he appears prepared to walk away if she loses her current beauty.
Take a look inside your heart
Is there any room for me (Is there any room for me?)
I won’t have to hold my breath
Till you get down on one knee (Till you get down on one knee)
Because you only want to hold me
When I’m looking good enough
She struggles with this mixed emotion since she feels as though her love is not reciprocated, which makes her unhappy. She also wonders if he ever genuinely cared about her and if their narrative ever had a chance. She asks if she is good enough but does not consider whether he is the right man for her given his actions, which makes the feelings worse because she feels some sort of responsibility for this. Boy’s a Liar’s lyrics reveal a usual, natural response to unrequited love, especially when it occurs when a person is young.
Every time I pull my hair
Well, it’s only out of fear (Only out of fear)
That you’ll find me ugly
And one day you’ll disappear because
What’s the point of crying?
It was nеver even lovе (It was never even love)
Did you ever want me?
Was I ever good enough?
The perspective of cheating is presented in the rap verse by Ice Spice: because he isn’t committed, he appears to be merely interested in her body and then feels free to have sex with other women. She begs him to divulge his whereabouts (“to send a pin”) since she has reason to mistrust him, but he gives her an alibi. The time for genuine disillusionment hasn’t yet come, so the girl continues to be attracted to him—at least for the time being.
That boy is a cap
Sayin’ he home, but I know where he at, like
Bet he blowin’ her back
Thinkin’ ’bout me ’cause he know that a– fat
Callin’ his phone like, “Yo, send me a pin”
Duckin’ my s**t, ’cause he know what I’m on
But I don’t sleep enough without you
And I can’t eat enough without you
I know you don’t love me, I know you lie to me, and (also taking into account the rap segment introduced by Ice Spice in Pt. 2), I know you are cheating on me, according to the lyrics in Boy’s a Liar. This gives me the erroneous impression that I’m not good enough for you and that I’m lacking something that prevents you from loving me. PinkPantheress describes what would happen to her in the following way: the subsequent stage will be discovering that she is in love with a horrible boy who is unworthy of her and beginning to love herself. And some of her next songs may have this kind of thinking.
Below you can find the complete lyrics of Boy’s a Liar.
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The complete lyrics
Take a look inside your heart
Is there any room for me
I won’t have to hold my breath
Till you get down on one knee
Because you only want to hold me
When I’m looking good enough
Did you ever feel me?
Would you ever picture us?
Every time I pull my hair
Well, it’s only out of fear (Only out of fear)
That you’ll find me ugly
And one day you’ll disappear because
What’s the point of crying?
It was nеver even love (It was never even love)
Did you ever want me?
Was I ever good enough? (Ever good enough?)
The-the boy’s a liar, the boy’s a liar
He doesn’t see ya, you’re not looking at me, boy
The boy’s a liar, the boy’s a liar
He doesn’t see ya, you’re not looking at me, boy
Good eno-o-ough, good eno-o-ough
Good eno-o-ough, good eno-o-ough
Good eno-o-ough, good eno-o-ough
Good eno-o-ough, good eno-o-ough
He say that I’m good enough, grabbin’ my duh-duh-duh
Thinkin’ ’bout s**t that I shouldn’t have (Huh)
So I tell him there’s one of me, he makin’ fun of me (Ha-ha)
His girl is a bum to me (Grrah)
Like that boy is a cap
Sayin’ he home, but I know where he at, like
Bet he blowin’ her back
Thinkin’ ’bout me ’cause he know that a– fat (Damn)
And it been what it been (Huh)
Callin’ his phone like, “Yo, send me a pin”
Duckin’ my s**t, ’cause he know what I’m on (Grrah)
But when he hit me I’m not gon’ respond (Grrah)
But I don’t sleep enough without you
And I can’t eat enough without you (Huh)
If you don’t speak, does that mean we’re through? (Huh)
Don’t like sneaky s**t that you do (Grrah)
The-the boy’s a liar, the boy’s a liar
He doesn’t see ya, you’re not looking at me, boy
The boy’s a liar, the boy’s a liar
He doesn’t see ya, you’re not looking at me, boy
Good eno-o-ough, good eno-o-ough
Good eno-o-ough, good eno-o-ough
Good eno-o-ough, good eno-o-ough
Good eno-o-ough, good eno-o-ough