Play me? try me!

[Intro- soft, eerie, Reversed piano or bell tones, want the “something’s coming” feeling, Whispered doubles,pan left/right, barely audible, Vinyl crackle or light static

Long reverb tail on last word]

(whispered)

You thought I was the one you could play…

Mm… cute.

[Minimal beat kick + soft hi-hats,Subtle vocal doubles only on last words of lines. Low “heartbeat” bass underneath. delay throw on key words) (“slick”… “trick”…)

I saw it in your eyes, yeah you talk real slick

All charm, all lies, yeah you move like a trick

Said I’m “different,” yeah I heard that before

You collect broken hearts like they trophies on your floor

Phone light glowing, yeah I seen that name

Don’t stutter now, baby, say it with your chest, no shame

You love control, yeah I peep that game

But I don’t bend easy, I don’t break the same

[Add rising synth or pad

Layered harmonies (haunting)

Snare roll or hi-hat build creeping in

Slight vocal distortion creeping in at the end]

You tried to hold me like a secret

But I don’t stay where I ain’t respected

You wanted power, wanted leverage

Now you choking on your own message

[Chorus-BIG energy Full 808s,Wide stereo vocals double, triple layers, Chant-style backing vocals (“play me play back”)

(Subtle vocal chop in background)

You don’t play me, I play back

Flip the script, now you off track

Thought I’d cry? Nah, I adapt

Cold little heart in a tight black wrap

You don’t break me, I break free

Now you watching what you lost in me

You had gold but you chose cheap

Now you up late, can’t even sleep

I gave you fire, you gave me smoke

Half-truth love and a half-ass hope

Said I was “crazy,” that I’d explode

Nah, I just see through the games you throw

You love control, yeah you pull those strings

But I cut cords like I cut old things

Now I walk out like I own everything

And you stuck replaying what I used to bring

You wanted me down, kept me guessing

But I turned pain into a weapon

Now you scrolling through my absence

Tryna find me in your regrets list

You don’t play me, I play back

Flip the script, now you off track

Thought I’d cry? Nah, I adapt

Cold little heart in a tight black wrap

You don’t break me, I break free

Now you watching what you lost in me

You had gold but you chose cheap

Now you up late, can’t even sleep

Say my name like it still got power

But you lost that girl in a single hour

You built your throne on empty lies

Now you sit alone with your alibis

You don’t play me, I play back

Now I’m everything you can’t get back

Thought I’d fold? I don’t react

I just leave you where you’re at

You don’t break me, I break free

Now you stuck with your memory

You had love, now you got none

I was the moon… you chased the sun

Next time…

pick better.