Fake

Lyrics

[Intro - distant reverb-drenched female vocals over pulsing low synths and faint heartbeat kick, building subtle tension]

Mmm, I saw you across the room
Your eyes like shadows calling me home
One sip, one glance, and the night rearranged
Now the whole world knows our names

[Verse 1 - soft layered female vocals, minimal trap beat with rolling 808s, moody atmospheric pads]

We were strangers under neon lights
You laughed too loud, I smiled too bright
A stolen kiss that cameras caught
Now everyone thinks what we are not

[Pre-Chorus - building tension, male and female layered harmonies, rising synths and sidechained bass]

They whisper our names in every hall
We smile for them, we play it all
But behind the glass of our fake embrace
I feel your pulse and I crave your taste

[Chorus - explosive dark pop drop, heavy distorted bass, anthemic female lead with male harmonies]

We kissed for the crowd, we kissed for the lie
But now I’m the drug that you can’t deny
We faked the fire, we lit the flame
Now the truth is burning inside our names
I drugged you to keep you, you drugged me too
In the haze of that night, we both broke through
Fake love turned real in the dark we made
Now we’re addicted to the mess we played

[Verse 2 - glitchy dark tone, pitched-down male vocals over reversed samples and heavy 808s]

You said you woke up wanting more
I said the same behind closed doors
We keep the act for the campus eyes
While the guilt inside us slowly dies

[Pre-Chorus 2 - escalating tension, double-tracked vocals, building synth risers and filtered bass]

They post our pictures like we’re the dream
We hold hands tighter than it seems
But every touch is laced with doubt
We poisoned love to figure it out

[Chorus - explosive dark pop drop, heavy distorted bass, anthemic female lead with male harmonies, slightly more aggressive]

We kissed for the crowd, we kissed for the lie
But now I’m the drug that you can’t deny
We faked the fire, we lit the flame
Now the truth is burning inside our names
I drugged you to keep you, you drugged me too
In the haze of that night, we both broke through
Fake love turned real in the dark we made
Now we’re addicted to the mess we played

[Bridge - stripped back, piano and low synth drone, vulnerable male vocal then female duet]

If I confess, will you still stay?
If you confess, will the feeling stay?
We broke the rules to make us real
Now the poison is all we feel

[Outro - fading, ethereal pads and reversed vocal chops, slow sidechained bass decay]

We kissed for the crowd… we kissed for the lie…
But now we’re the reason we can’t deny…