[Verse 1] Council room White chalk dust Perfect scores Perfect trust? Eyes like knives Over test sheets Every move Calculated heartbeat You say “How was class?” Like it’s nothing at all But your hand clenched tight On your protocol I straighten my tie Like a shield on my chest Who confesses first Loses this test [Pre-Chorus] We’re so close Paper-thin pride Same dream Different sides Hear that bell It’s another round Feel my pulse Like a countdown [Chorus] Love is war in the after-school light Heart-shaped traps every day, every night “Checkmate” whispered at the classroom door But I want more, I want more Acting cool but I’m ready to fall You’re my win and my wreck and my wall If I say it, do I lose the score? Love is war, love is war [Verse 2] Culture fest Paper fans sway Fireworks Waiting backstage You fix my tie Like it’s nothing big But my brain short-circuits From that small gig Group chat blows With the memes and the teasing Idol hooks stuck In my breathing You laugh too loud When our hands collide Tiny glitch In the perfect lie [Pre-Chorus] We’re so loud But our hearts hush Slow steps In a hallway rush Friends scream “Just say it already” But my tongue Is a loaded confetti [Chorus] Love is war in the after-school light Heart-shaped traps every day, every night “Checkmate” whispered at the classroom door But I want more, I want more Acting cool but I’m ready to fall You’re my win and my wreck and my wall If I say it, do I lose the score? Love is war, love is war [Bridge] [Beat drops to tense, half-time rock groove] I play the clown, you play the queen (hey!) We both hide what we really mean I call you cold, you call me proud But your name is the soft part of every crowd Spin that rumor, spin that dare Truth or dare, truth or stare “Accidentally” walking home the same way Holding back a thousand words a day (woah) [Chorus] Love is war in the after-school light Heart-shaped traps every day, every night “Checkmate” whispered at the classroom door But I want more, I want more Acting cool but I’m ready to fall You’re my win and my wreck and my wall If we lose, do we win even more? Love is war… love is war

rap, High-energy hybrid of K-pop/J-pop gloss with alt-rock and nu-metal crunch; bright synth leads over distorted guitars, syncopated drums, and a bouncing rap section. Verses nimble and half-rapped, pre-chorus climbs with melodic tension, chorus explodes into an anthemic hook with group chants and stacked harmonies. Male/female vocals trading lines, call-and-response ad-libs, and a halftime breakdown before the final chorus., rock, nu metal, pop, j-pop, anime, alternative rock, k-pop

War Games of the Heart