THE GIRL THAT’S UNDERNEATH

[Verse 1]
You tilt your head
Tiny smile
Like you’re testing out my fear
Say my name
Wrong on purpose
Like you’ve known it for a year
Your nails drum the table
Cold little code you tap in
Every word feels unstable
Like a match held to my skin (oh)
[Chorus]
You’re the girl that’s underneath
Teeth behind a quiet grin
Looking through me when you breathe
Like you wanna climb my skin
Pretty face
But something’s wrong
Hear it in the way you laugh at me
You’re the girl that’s underneath
And you’re crawling through my dreams
[Verse 2]
You trace circles on the mirror
Fog and fingerprints and hearts
Then you smear them into spirals
Call it “fixing broken parts”
You say
“Promise you won’t leave”
In a voice that doesn’t blink
Then you grin and say you’re kidding
But you watch the way I flinch (yeah)
[Chorus]
You’re the girl that’s underneath
Teeth behind a quiet grin
Looking through me when you breathe
Like you wanna climb my skin
Pretty face
But something’s wrong
Hear it in the way you laugh at me
You’re the girl that’s underneath
And you’re crawling through my dreams
[Bridge]
Soft voice
Sharp mind
You unwind my spine
Say you love my fear
Like it’s something you designed
[Chorus]
You’re the girl that’s underneath
Teeth behind a quiet grin
Looking through me when you breathe
Like you wanna climb my skin
Pretty face
But something’s wrong
Hear it in the way you laugh at me
You’re the girl that’s underneath
And you’re crawling through my dreams (oh)
You’re the girl that’s underneath
And you’re waking when I sleep

pop, Jagged alt-pop with male vocals, detuned synth bells and a stalking, sub-heavy bass line. Verses are tight and talky over minimal drums and warped vocal doubles; choruses explode with wide, glossy autotune and sharp harmonies. Chorus bass grows darker and more distorted each hit, with eerie pads and reversed swells in the gaps. Bridge strips to heartbeat kick, whispered backing vocals, and a warped vocoder hook before the final chorus slams back in at full intensity., deep, art pop, clean