[INTRO – punchy riff]
(RIFF + DRUM KICK)
Oh—this again?
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[VERSE 1 – fast, clever]
I’m a headline in a paper nobody reads
A cheap thrill dressed up like a bad routine
You say I’m dramatic—I say you’re bored
We’re both just keeping score
I talk in circles just to feel profound
You drop my name just to pass it around
We’re modern art in a broken frame
Signed and sold for the same old pain
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[PRE-CHORUS – build]
Say it like you mean it—
or don’t say it at all
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[CHORUS – hook-driven]
[SUNG/YELL]
WE’RE JUST HEADLINES AND HEARTBREAK
FRONT PAGE MISTAKES WE CAN’T ERASE
YOU LOVE ME LOUD—THEN LEAVE ME QUIET
LIKE I’M A SONG YOU WON’T REPLAY
(YEAH!)
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[RIFF]
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[VERSE 2 – sharper]
I’m a punchline you don’t understand
A bad idea with a steady hand
You play it cool, I play along
We both know where this goes wrong
You say forever like it’s a dare
Then disappear like you were never there
We’re just a story you half-told
Spinning out of control
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[PRE-CHORUS]
Say it like you mean it—
or don’t say it at all
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[CHORUS – bigger]
WE’RE JUST HEADLINES AND HEARTBREAK
FRONT PAGE MISTAKES WE CAN’T ERASE
YOU LOVE ME LOUD—THEN LEAVE ME QUIET
LIKE I’M A SONG YOU WON’T REPLAY
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[BRIDGE – clever + emotional]
(CLEAN GUITAR)
If this is love, then why’s it staged?
If this is real, why does it feel so fake?
(WHISPER)
…cut to the ending…
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[BUILD]
GO! GO!
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[FINAL CHORUS – full energy]
WE’RE JUST HEADLINES AND HEARTBREAK
FRONT PAGE MISTAKES WE CAN’T ERASE
YOU LOVE ME LOUD—THEN LEAVE ME QUIET
LIKE I’M A SONG YOU WON’T REPLAY
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[OUTRO]
(RIFF)
Break the story.
(SILENCE)
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