LIVED A LIE

[Intro — soft]

I think the hardest part is…
I knew…

I just didn’t want to accept it

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[Verse 1 — smooth, painful]

I remember being low, needed something just to lean on
You were there for a second, then it shifted and was gone
Went from feeling like support to everything was on me
Like the blame changed direction when I needed you to hold me

And I saw it in your actions, I just chose not to read it
Told myself “she’ll change soon”, gave you reasons to believe it
Even told myself it’s me, maybe I’m the one that’s wrong
So I stayed inside a place I knew I didn’t belong

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[Hook — melodic, emotional]

I lived a lie… I can’t hide it now
Felt the truth but I still stayed around

Told myself it’s gonna change somehow
But I see it clear when I face it now

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[Verse 2 — deeper, specific]

It hit different after everything changed
After we had more to lose, more at stake
I was trying to hold it steady, trying to keep it intact
While ignoring how you treated me and pushing that back

I’d overlook the behaviour just to keep us aligned
Even when it didn’t sit right, I’d just bury my mind
’Cause I knew what it felt like growing up with no dad
So I stayed, tried to fight for something we never had

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[Flow Pocket — tighter, emotional build]

I ignored it, I won’t lie
Every red flag passed me by

Told myself it’s all fine
Even when it cost my mind

I stayed longer than I should
Knew the truth but never would

Say it how it really was
Now I see it for what it was

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[Hook — fuller]

I lived a lie… I can’t hide it now
Felt the truth but I still stayed around

Told myself it’s gonna change somehow
But I see it clear when I face it now

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[Bridge — stripped, heavy truth]

(soft)
It wasn’t just you… it was me ignoring it
I lost myself… just to keep hold of it

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[Final Verse — hardest truth]

And the truth is… I never felt enough
No matter what I gave, it was never quite enough
That’s the part that sits with me more than anything
Not the end of it — just what it did to me

I don’t hate you, I just see it for what it is
We had moments, but it never really fit
And I can say that now without losing who I am
’Cause I already lost myself just to try and make it stand

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[Outro — soft, stretched]

(quiet)
Lived a liiiie…

Emotional rap, slow-mid tempo, soft piano, raw male vocals,melodic hook, intimate, expressive,clean mix, ambient texture