Just the Way You Lie的詞曲創作背景是Lupe Fiasco的第二張專輯尋求真正的靈魂深處的表達，他認為這首歌的詞句能夠反映美國的現實，他認為美國的現代生活讓人們變得虛偽，因此他將這首歌的詞句定為“Just the Way You Lie”，意思是“就像你謊言一樣”。
以下是Just the Way You Lie的英文歌詞：
Verse 1:
I can't believe this happening right in front of me
This broken, lost generation with a chip on their shoulder
We lost our innocence, became victims of a fast life
Lost all morals, bought into this Hail Mary
No respect for those who sacrificed for this land
Broke faith with what it stands for and swore to defend it
We took the blue pill and stayed asleep instead of waking up
But we all woke up in flames now we're crying out in pain
Chorus:
Just the way you lie, making love in the dark
Striking fear in the heart of the innocent and the weak
We bleed out our wounds with no empathy and no care
Just the way you lie, the violence and lies in your sleep
But it's just a way of life, to see the next man bleed
You hold back your tears and let it go with a laugh, forget
What's real and pretend to enjoy it when it's not your turn to die
Just the way you lie, but it's just a part of life
Verse 2:
You don't want to hear about the pain, you want to feel the high
The same old story, I don't want to hear it again
The city is dying, I'm done with my crying
It's time to take a stand and take back what's rightfully mine
It's time to let the past go, be done with the pain and sorrow
I ain't tryna hurt nobody, I'm just tryna get it out my system
And when I'm gone, it won't be because I got caught up in the hustle
I ain't tryna start no war, I'm just tryna live my life my way
Chorus:
Just the way you lie, making love in the dark
Striking fear in the heart of the innocent and the weak
We bleed out our wounds with no empathy and no care
Just the way you lie, the violence and lies in your sleep
But it's just a way of life, to see the next man bleed
You hold back your tears and let it go with a laugh, forget
What's real and pretend to enjoy it when it's not your turn to die
Just the way you lie, but it's just a part of life
Bridge:
You know you ain't got to live like this, but you just keep going on like nothing happened
But you can't hide from your past no matter how far you run away from home or anything you know in your heart, something has got to give before we cross over that final frontier (Ohh ohh ohhh) (I feel that we don't even exist anymore)
And all that was left is silence inside a cave of shadows with everybody runnin', lookin' for their place in line to make it through another day. It seems like they all forget that we could make it if we stop pushing each other around. If we start trusting each other more. Sooner or later we might even make it out alive. So we could grow old. And be there for our children. They don't have to grow up in a world like this. It doesn't have to be. If we just start making a change now. Just say that we want it. Just believe that we can make it through another day. Because it's only gonna get worse if we don't make a change. Now! So yeah, Just believe! Now!
Chorus: (Continues) (x2) (Now)
Outro: It might be easy to give up and just go numb with no hope left. But you don't want that, so fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Don't give up! Don't give up now! Don't give up! Don't give up now! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Don't give up now! Don't give up now! Don't give up now! Don't give up now! Don't give