Temporary Thing

Verse 1
You said, “I like your mind”
Like that was something new
Like I hadn’t heard it
From a hundred guys like you

You lit your cigarette
Like you had something to prove
And I played along like
I had nothing left to lose

You asked me what I’m doing
With my life these days
I said, “Trying not to think
About it every day”

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Pre-Chorus
You talk like it’s something real
But you love the way it feels

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Chorus
We’re just a temporary thing
Something you don’t have to keep
You say it like it’s effortless
But it’s messing up with me
You wanted me like it was art
Now I’m just a passing part
Of something you don’t even see
We’re just a temporary thing

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Verse 2
You text me like you mean it
Then vanish for a week
Come back like nothing happened
Like it’s easy being me

You say, “I’m just bad at this”
Like that explains the way
You pull me in at midnight
Then disappear by day

And I hate that I don’t care
But I still do
Like I don’t even want you
But I still choose

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Pre-Chorus
To answer when you call again
Even though I know how this ends

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Chorus
We’re just a temporary thing
Something you don’t have to keep
You say it like it’s effortless
But it’s messing up with me
You wanted me like I was new
Now I’m something you outgrew
And I hate that I can’t leave
We’re just a temporary thing

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Bridge (more chaotic / self-aware)
Maybe I just like the way it starts
More than how it ever really is
Maybe I confuse attention
With something deeper than it is

And you’re not even anything
That I would fight to keep
So why does it feel like something
Keeps a hold on me?

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Break (spoken-ish / stripped)
You said you didn’t want anything serious
I said I didn’t either
But I think we meant different things

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Final Chorus (bigger, layered)
We’re just a temporary thing
Something you don’t have to keep
You say it like it’s nothing
But it’s something stuck in me
You wanted me like it was fun
Now I’m just another one
And I hate how easily
I became a temporary thing

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Outro (fading, detached)
It’s nothing, really
It’s just…
One of those things

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Alt-pop / indie pop with electronic elements + a slightly glossy, late-night feel