[Intro – sultry, smoky vocals over dusty piano]
Mmm, you want the truth or the show?
’Cause darling… everybody glitters—until they don’t.
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[Verse 1 – spoken-sung, cool and haunting]
I earned a pretty penny
Turned a head or two
But I learned your guard drops easy
When someone shines for you
They flew me over oceans
To chase a dream they sold
But fame’s a golden dagger
And all that glitters isn’t gold
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[Pre-Chorus – rising tension]
One time, for the money
Two times, for the lies
Three times for the lover
That kissed with alibis
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[Chorus – layered, velvet harmonies + snap beat]
Everybody knows the stage is rigged
The house always wins, the dice don’t give
The rich drink wine, the poor bleed slow
That’s how it goes… everybody knows
You see the glitter, but never the toll
‘Cause all that shines can swallow you whole
And you chase it still, with your broken soul
Everybody glitters… ’til the glitter turns cold
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[Verse 2 – jazzy, intimate vocals with bite]
They say, “Chemistry’s free,”
But love? That costs
I swam with the devil
Just to see what I’d lost
Had the world in my hands
Let it slip like smoke
Dreams on credit, hearts gone broke
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[Bridge – melancholic, poetic]
There’s a meter on the bed now, counting time
A price tag on passion, a contract for crimes
From Calvary’s cross to the hills of LA
Everybody’s praying… in their own twisted way
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[Pre-Chorus – French-English blend]
Je sais que tu m’aimes, mais pas toujours
(You say you love me… but not after the tour)
You touched my soul, now call it fame
But we both knew the dealer rigged the game
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[Chorus – swelling with brass & ambient echoes]
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The roses rot, but the reel still clicks
You pour the drinks, you play the role
But your name fades fast on that marquee glow
So one time, for my body
Two times, for the soul
Three times for the lie I told—
That all that glitters… could ever be gold
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[Outro – whispered, over fading lounge piano]
Everybody glitters…
’Til nobody knows.
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