self-deception

In the album’s opener, “Hope Less,” she wonders how far she might be willing to go to accommodate a lover’s neglect; “Good Liar” examines the self-deception necessary to keep putting up with it.

This seems to be more of a problem than he’s admitting, and it’s not the only self-deception he practices.

To not see this for what it is can be attributed to being naïve and gullible, to self-deception by outright denial, or to being complicit.

Anything that we’re afraid of that isn’t happening now is a self-deception.

The way Madison leans into Ani’s audacity while revealing the fragile façade, the vulnerabilities and self-deception lurking underneath, is phenomenal.