Gilded Lies

[Intro] Shadows on the marble, glitter in the air I wore your lies like silk, I wore your name in hair [Verse 1] I followed the spark you lit, to places loud and bright We danced with neon crowns that shone through the of the night You traded truth for attention, spent trust like summer rain I bought the illusion back to keep us from the pain [Pre-Chorus] But every velvet smile hid a quiet hollow core Every gift you handed me came with one more closed door [Chorus] This costly romance left me broke inside, I learned too late Your love was a showroom, and I was just another customer at the gate I counted our smiles, but your pockets counted more Love wasn’t present here, just the hunger for more [Verse 2] I kept chasing the thunder you rode on your private stage You waved the curtain wide, then vanished when I turned the page The headlines glittered, but the truth was cold as stone I woke to empty rooms, and the truth I should have known [Pre-Chorus] All the glittering paparazzi of trust I never earned The lessons are costly when the candle burns [Chorus] This costly romance left me broke inside, I learned too late Your love was a showroom, and I was just another customer at the gate I counted our smiles, but your pockets counted more Love wasn’t present here, just the hunger for more [Bridge] I see your reflection in the glass you break for fame A wicked spark behind the charity, a hunger in your name [Chorus] This costly romance left me broke inside, I learned too late Your love was a showroom, and I was just another customer at the gate I counted our smiles, but your pockets counted more Love wasn’t present here, just the hunger for more [Outro] So I walk away from the gilded lie, into the honest morning light What used to gleam now fades to truth, and I reclaim my sight