Christine McVie prefers not to know about her boyfriend's deceptions in the sullen "Little Lies."
A tranquil synthesizer opens the song, setting an unquestionable tone. McVie wishes she could change one memory from the relationship she had with her boyfriend. She wouldn't hear him say a quick goodbye to someone on the phone and then talk to her. She wouldn't accidently find a hotel receipt. She decided to reimagine in it her mind and pretend it never happened. But she can't. She decides that when she breaks up with him, she will let herself think that he's being sincere.
"If I could turn the page/In time then I'd rearrange just a day or two/Close my, close my, close my eyes/But I couldn't find a way/So I'll settle for one day to believe in you."
In the chorus, she asks him to compliment her and tell her that she loves her. It's lip service and meaningless but it's something.
"Tell me, tell me, tell me lies/Tell me lies/Tell me sweet little lies/(Tell me lies, tell me, tell me lies)/Oh, no, no you can't disguise/(You can't disguise, no you can't disguise)/Tell me lies/Tell me sweet little lies."
She says in the second verse that she's simply dating him. She's not thinking about marrying him or having children. She says that it's not working out. By breaking up, they won't be wasting time.
"Although I'm not making plans/I hope that you understand there's a reason why/Close your, close your, close your eyes/No more broken hearts/We're better off apart, let's give it a try."
After the chorus, the first verse is sung again.
The chorus is sung twice to end the single.
McVie has cried and loathed herself for being naive. She's been angry and vented to her friends about him. Now, she just wants the relationship over. The succint "Little Lies" is an artful breakup single. It sticks to the point and cuts out the filler. The single moves at a flawless pace.
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