(Heavy, slightly dissonant guitar riff) (Verse 1) (E minor) You walk into the room, a low-voltage hum Fingertips are cool, the conversation numb But the mirror always loved the way you turn your head Every line you drop is something you already read. The gravity shifts, everyone just wants to stare A perfect architecture of calculated air. (Pre-Chorus) (C Major - G Major - D Major) Oh, the smile is flawless, the timing is tight A rehearsed vulnerability bathed in strobe light. And I know, I know, I know the drill by heart This isn’t honest; it’s just a work of art. (Chorus) (E minor - C Major - G Major - D Major) It’s a Silver-Tongued Static buzzing in the ear Telling you everything you're desperate to hear! A Charm Offensive, sharp and effortless and cold Just a new installment of a story growing old. You’re selling futures built on borrowed symmetry, And the price of entry is my belief in thee. (Verse 2) (E minor) They flock to the glow, like moths around a screen Drinking up the image of what they think you mean. You can talk the language of purpose and despair But the heart of the engine is nothing really there. You collect their confessions, you catalogue their pain Then you fold them neatly, ready for the next campaign. (Pre-Chorus) (C Major - G Major - D Major) Oh, the handshake lingers, the gaze is intense, A carefully constructed, flimsy pretense. And I know, I know, I know the trick by now, The velvet glove covers a promise you won't allow. (Chorus) (E minor - C Major - G Major - D Major) It’s a Silver-Tongued Static buzzing in the ear Telling you everything you're desperate to hear! A Charm Offensive, sharp and effortless and cold Just a new installment of a story growing old. You’re selling futures built on borrowed symmetry, And the price of entry is my belief in thee. (Bridge) (A minor - C Major) The currency is fleeting, the pedestal is thin, When the floodlights fail, where does the real you begin? Just a hollow echo, when the applause gives way, Waiting for the next crowd you’re ready to betray. [Guitar Solo] (Intense, dissonant solo over the Chorus chords, then a fast breakdown over the Verse chords) (Chorus) (E minor - C Major - G Major - D Major) It’s a Silver-Tongued Static buzzing in the ear Telling you everything you're desperate to hear! A Charm Offensive, sharp and effortless and cold Just a new installment of a story growing old. You’re selling futures built on borrowed symmetry, And the price of entry is my belief in thee! (Repeat last line, full force) (Outro) (Decays back to the main, distorted guitar riff, playing faster and faster, then a final, sharp cymbal crash and immediate silence.)