A Song Wall What is the meaning behind "Lust is a liar, a short-lived fire"? - A Song Wall
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What is the meaning behind “Lust is a liar, a short-lived fire”?

  • by imrk
  • March 04, 2023

Swift personifies the feeling of lust to convey her fearful uncertainty about losing the man she loves. She admits that many become infatuated with simply the physicality of a person rather than their character, a sensual desire that eventually dies out as they never truly fall in love with them.