Velvet Tongue

[Verse 1]
I am a liar
a fraud, a fake
charlatan charm
I take, I take
bamboozler, baby
all that flimflam
velvet tongue talk
slick as quicksand
fingers crossed
behind my back
"swear to God"
(then I attack)
I lied to them
I lied to me
built this mask
till I can't breathe
[Chorus]
Velvet tongue, but my soul off-key
I been lying to the ones who believed in me
Oh God, help me be who You need from me
'Cause I'm drowning in the man that I claim to be
Velvet tongue, every word so sweet
but I'm rotting from the lies underneath my teeth
Oh God, help me be who You need from me
tear this costume, let the real me bleed
[Verse 2]
Said I'd change
then I changed the story
turned my shame
into fake glory
Screenshots, secrets
I delete the proof
but the deepest file
is the hidden truth
Look in the mirror
I don't know that face
everything honest
feels out of place
If grace got arms
then grab me now
drag me out this
upside-down
[Chorus]
Velvet tongue, but my soul off-key
I been lying to the ones who believed in me
Oh God, help me be who You need from me
'Cause I'm drowning in the man that I claim to be
Velvet tongue, every word so sweet
but I'm rotting from the lies underneath my teeth
Oh God, help me be who You need from me
kill that liar so Your light can breathe

rap, Dark trap beat with sparse piano stabs and sub-heavy 808 glide, male vocals. First verse almost whispered, close-mic and confessional; hook explodes with layered doubles and pitched-down ad-libs. Second verse adds distant choir pads and stuttering hi-hats, final hook drops instruments for a bar then slams back in for a cathartic plea.