Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Wake up to the headline
Same sale
Same scam
Coffee costs a fortune
Still tastes like a scam
Every smile feels scripted
Every promise feels for rent
They sell us little daydreams
On a thirty-year percent
[Chorus]
Life’s just cheap tricks
Higher prices
Card machines and plastic vices (hey!)
Laugh it off or you’ll start crying
We dress it up but we’re all just buying
If this is all there is
Alright then
Pour it strong and roll the dice
Friend
Life’s just cheap tricks
Higher prices
But I’m still here
Still here trying
[Verse 2]
Swiping through strangers
Like coupons in a row
“Deep talks
Good vibes”
But no one wants to show
Their bad days
Their back pain
Their panic at 3 a.m
Just filters and catchphrases
Same script
New username
[Chorus]
Life’s just cheap tricks
Higher prices
Lonely hearts on ticking devices (oh yeah)
Dates feel like a checklist meeting
Ghosts instead of honest feelings
If this is all there is
Alright then
Order shots and toast to “back when”
Life’s just cheap tricks
Higher prices
But I’m still here
Still here trying
[Bridge]
Used to write long letters
Now it’s “seen” and then you’re gone
Used to save up for a record
Now the rent eats every song
I’m laughing as I’m losing
Because crying feels the same
If it’s all a bad rehearsal
Let me improvise the blame
[Instrumental Break]
[Drum Solo – tumbling fills on toms
Playful kicks against walking bass]
[Guitar Solo – bent blue notes
Quick slides
Trading licks with the horns]
[Chorus]
Life’s just cheap tricks
Higher prices
Card tricks
Rigged loaded dice
Yes (hey!)
Love’s a link that keeps expiring
Work’s a wheel that keeps on grinding
If this is all there is
Alright then
Raise your glass and count to ten
Life’s just cheap tricks
Higher prices
But I’m still here
Still here trying
Style
rockloose jazz-swing rock combo with male vocals; brushed kit and upright bass in the verseshorns punching off-beat with walking guitar. choruses hit harder with bright ride cymbalcrunchy rhythm guitarand stacked shout-backs. middle section breaks into a playful drum solo that hands off to a gritty guitar leadthen snaps back to a tighter final chorus and a cheeky stop-time ending.emotionaljazzswing
Prompt
A song about realizing life is but only bullshit, Dating life these days not having the same emotional background, prices only going higher, with a drum and guitar solo, jazz, swing, rock
Credits
Prompt bySavageChord795
GeneratedApr 10, 2026
ModelAria v5.5
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