Shemlan (also spelled Chemlane, Shimlan) is a village in the Aley District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon, located about 25 km from Beirut.
Shemlan is first mentioned in chronicles as early as the 12th century. More recent accounts attribute Shemlan as being part of the land belonging to the Shehab Family. In the 19th century, this land was donated to the Antonine Monks. Over the years, Shemlan was inhabited by a number of well-entrenched families, including the Jabbour's, Hitti's, Moukaddem's, Tabib's and Farajallah's many of whom emigrated during the 1975 – 1990 civil war.
Shemlan's strategic location overlooking Beirut International Airport and its diverse political make-up made Shemlan a fierce battleground during the 1958 civil war and the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
In 1948, the British Government opened the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies in Shemlan. This school gained a reputation as being a "spy school" because of allegations that many of its graduates worked for the C.I.A. or Britain's Foreign Office. However, the only proven case is that of British/Soviet double agent George Blake.
Tell him why you act this way
You get the text and turn away
He thought you were locked in love
Is the lock un-done?
Tell him why you blank his calls
You're slowly, surely building walls
That he can't climb, he's left behind...
Sometimes girls lie
That's when boys cry
A single tear is all it takes
To show how bad his heart aches
Sometimes girls lie
That's when boys cry
Another lie to be believed
Another result you have achieved
He thinks he's big, he thinks he's strong
But you've been lieing all along
If only he knew your secret way
Tell him 'move on, or choose stay'
I know, you wont leave him... never
I'm left wanting you forever
Now I'm left out on the side
The 'other boy' you tried you hide...
Sometimes girls lie
That's when boys cry
A single tear is all it takes
To show how bad his heart aches
Sometimes girls lie
That's when boys cry
Another lie to be believed
Another result you have achieved
So now the weeks have past
And time has gone
No message, no text, no call at all...
Sometimes girls lie
That's when boys cry
A single tear is all it takes
To show how bad his heart aches
Sometimes girls lie
That's when boys cry
Another lie to be believed
Another result you have achieved
Sometimes girls lie
That's when boys cry
A single tear is all it takes
To show how bad his heart aches
Sometimes girls lie
That's when boys cry
We had our time; I'll fade away