Hoax (Built-in Bullshit)

(Intro)

(Slow, melancholic piano with heavy reverb. Vocal is breathy/sad)

You took my smile away with you...

I have a knot in my throat.

You said I was the woman of your life...

Just a hoax.

(Verse 1)

(Trap drums kick in: slow 808 sub-bass, snappy snare, fast hi-hats)

I can’t believe I fell for the games, shame on me

What will it take for this heart to heal, be me again?

I keep replaying the words you say, you promised a future

All I got were 9 hours each Friday—what a suture

(Sound design: A quiet "whoosh" sound)

I wrote songs about a love I've never had before

Man I wish every word was the truth, yeah I wish for more...

(Pre-Chorus)

(Music cuts out except for a riser and vocal, build tension)

Instead of how you became like the rest

Used me as a quick fix on your ego, left me a mess!

(Scream-singing)

YEAH YOU LEFT ME A MESS!

(Chorus - Drop 1)

(HARD DUBSTEP DROP: Heavy metallic bass, chopped vocal samples)

I TRUSTED YOU! [Bass Drop]

Question mark!

(Synth wobble)

Stories would change, leaving me puzzled

Filling in the gaps, just to keep me muzzled!

How could you be so... COLD?

(Verse 2)

(Drums shift to a faster hip-hop pattern, lighter bass)

Lack of transparency, just so that you would get your way

You never loved me... it was all control, day by day

You kept your life a secret, buried underneath the mask

Now all I'm left with are regrets—the hardest task.

(Bridge)

(Melody slows down, heavy emotional vocal processing, ambient soundscape)

But it was a learned lesson...

A really hard pill to swallow...

(Vocal echoes: Swallow... swallow...)

I will become a better person, yeah I will rise

With a built-in...

(Beat stops completely)

...Bullshit detector.

(Chorus - Drop 2)

(MAXIMUM ENERGY DROP: Fast melodic dubstep/trap mix)

NO ONE WILL BREAK ME THIS BAD AGAIN! [Massive Bass Drop]

No, never again!

(Outro)

(Piano returns, drums disappear)

You never loved me.

It was all control.

Learned my lesson.

...Bullshit detector.