Wit & Attitude Quote by Natalie Imbruglia

A pop star admitting she can’t pull off deceit is a sly way of confessing to something messier than honesty: desire. “I am such a bad liar” reads like self-deprecation, the kind that invites affection and lowers the stakes. But the second sentence flips it. “I would like to lie, though” isn’t about wanting to be more truthful; it’s about wanting the relief that a convincing lie can buy you. The subtext is pressure: there’s something she wants to hide, soften, or survive, and the only obstacle is her own transparency.

That push-pull is classic pop songwriting psychology, especially in the late-’90s/early-2000s emotional economy where vulnerability became a brand and confession doubled as hook. Imbruglia’s public persona (especially post-“Torn”) is built on the performance of exposed feelings: the cracked-open narrator who’s articulate enough to name the wound but still trapped inside it. This quote captures that tension in miniature. She’s not celebrating integrity; she’s lamenting the lack of a useful skill.

The intent feels less moral than practical. Lying here isn’t villainy; it’s damage control, social lubrication, self-defense. Pop culture loves the “bad liar” because it signals authenticity while admitting the everyday wish to edit reality. The line works because it’s honest about dishonesty: a confession that doubles as an alibi, making the audience complicit in the very thing she can’t convincingly do.