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Live to Tell Lyrics » Madonna : The Live to Tell Lyrics / Live to Tell Song Lyrics by Madonna is from The Album True Blue (1986). The Live to Tell Song is Sung by Madonna. The Live to Tell Song Music is Produced by Patrick Leonard & Madonna. The Live to Tell Song Lyrics is Written by Patrick Leonard & Madonna. The Live to Tell Song is Released on Mar. 26, 1986. The Live to Tell Song is Presented by Warner Music Group, Sire Records & Warner Records.

Live to Tell Song Details :

Live to Tell Lyrics » Madonna

[Verse 1]
I have a tale to tell
Sometimes it gets so hard to hide it well
I was not ready for the fall
Too blind to see the writing on the wall
[Chorus]
A man can tell a thousand lies
I’ve learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell the secret I have learned
‘Til then, it will burn inside of me
[Verse 2]
I know where beauty lives
I’ve seen it once, I know the warm she gives
The light that you could never see
It shines inside, you can’t take that from me
[Chorus]
A man can tell a thousand lies
I’ve learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell the secret I have learned
‘Til then, it will burn inside of me
[Post-Chorus]
The truth is never far behind
You kept it hidden well
If I live to tell the secret I knew then
Will I ever have the chance again?

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About Madonna’s Live to Tell from True Blue (1986)

“Live To Tell” is a haunting, emotional ballad that served as the lead single from Madonna’s third album
True Blue
. Released March 26, 1986, the song was also featured in then-husband Sean Penn’s film
At Close Range
, which premiered April 18, 1986.
The
Patrick Leonard
-produced song uses mostly synthesized instrumentation and features a number of dramatic, suspended pauses before its verses and choruses. It was originally intended for the film
Fire with Fire
but was rejected by Paramount Pictures.
With its deep feeling and languid tempo, the song was played for Madonna who wrote lyrics inspired by her childhood and touches on themes of loyalty and distrust. Its music video presented a new
Marilyn Monroe
-inspired image for Madonna.

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FAQs About Live to Tell

Translations:

Portuguese Translation
What did Madonna say about “Live to Tell”?

Madonna
commented on her new look
for the music video:
After a while I got sick of wearing tons of jewelry—I wanted to clean myself off. I see my new look as very innocent and feminine and unadorned. It makes me feel good. Growing up, I admired the kind of beautiful glamorous woman—from Brigitte Bardot to Grace Kelly—who doesn’t seem to be around much anymore. I think it’s time for that kind of glamor to come back. In pop music generally, people have one image. You get pigeonholed. I’m lucky enough to be able to change and still be accepted. If you think about it, that’s what they do in the movies; play a part, change characters, looks and attitudes. I guess I do it to entertain myself.
Has this song ever been involved in controversy of any kind?

Yes. During her 2006
Confessions Tour
, Madonna performed “Live to Tell” wearing a crown of thorns while hanging from a mirrored cross. This provoked the wrath of the Vatican.
Madonna then
released a statement
about it:
I am very grateful that my show was so well received all over the world. But there seems to be many misinterpretations about my appearance on the cross and I wanted to explain it myself once and for all.
There is a segment in my show where three of my dancers ‘confess’ or share harrowing experiences from their childhood that they ultimately overcame. My ‘confession’ follows and takes place on a Crucifix that I ultimately come down from. This is not a mocking of the church. It is no different than a person wearing a Cross or ‘Taking Up the Cross’ as it says in the Bible. My performance is neither anti-Christian, sacrilegious or blasphemous. Rather, it is my plea to the audience to encourage mankind to help one another and to see the world as a unified whole. I believe in my heart that if Jesus were alive today he would be doing the same thing.
My specific intent is to bring attention to the millions of children in Africa who are dying every day, and are living without care, without medicine and without hope. I am asking people to open their hearts and minds to get involved in whatever way they can. The song ends with a quote from the Bible’s Book of Matthew: ‘For I was hungry and you gave me food. I was naked and you gave me clothing. I was sick and you took care of me and God replied, “Whatever you did for the least of my brothers… you did it to me.’
Please do not pass judgement without seeing my show.
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