Lust & Pride

[Verse 1]
She tastes trouble on her lipstick
Laughs like every rule’s a joke
Leaves a line of broken halos
Smudged in perfume
Ash
And smoke
He walks in
A storm in slow-mo
Crown so heavy
Back so straight
Every mirror in the bar room
Turns its head to watch him wait
[Pre-Chorus]
You’re too sure of you
I’m too sure of this
We both know the truth
Still we lean in
[Chorus]
Lust falls in love with Pride
World says we’re wrong by design
I’m the heat that burns through reason
You’re the armor on your mind
We’re a house that’s built on fault lines
Cracks that glow on every side
If I’m the wanting you can’t hide
You’re the sin I wear like diamonds
Lust in love with Pride
[Verse 2]
She says
“Tell me I’m forbidden”
Tongue on every sharpened word
He says
“Watch me stay above it”
But his pulse gives him away first
He’s an altar made of ego
She’s a match against the grain
Every promise turning see-through
Every touch rewriting shame
[Pre-Chorus]
You’re too sharp for me
I’m too soft to quit
We both see the reef
Still we sink in
[Chorus]
Lust falls in love with Pride
World says we’re wrong by design
I’m the fever in your forecast
You’re the mask I can’t untie
We’re a glass cathedral shaking
Stained with secrets that we hide
If I’m the hunger in your eyes
You’re the sin I wear like diamonds
Lust in love with Pride
[Bridge]
[Beat drops to bare piano
Close vocals]
Tell me you don’t care (you do)
Swear you’re way above this room
I can taste the tremor in your breath
You say I’m just chasing thrill
But you’re drowning
Standing still
Terrified of needing me to death
(So need me)
So need me and deny it
(So want me)
So want me and stay quiet
We’re both too cursed to call this right
But you’re still reaching for my light
[Chorus]
Lust falls in love with Pride
World says we’re wrong by design
I’m the wildfire at your doorstep
You’re the castle built too high
We’re a pair of loaded questions
Daring heaven to reply
If I’m the ache you can’t outrun
You’re the sin I wear like diamonds
Lust in love with Pride
(oh-oh)
Lust in love with Pride

Dark cinematic pop-rock duet, male and female vocals trading lead. Low, tense piano and distant toms in the verses; pre-chorus adds pulsing synth bass and reverse swells. Chorus hits with wide guitars, stacked harmonies, and heavy drums, then pulls back to a heartbeat kick and echoing vocals in the bridge. Big, dramatic final chorus with ad-libbed top lines and a long reverb tail., male vocals