[Intro: (sustained synth chords, whooshing fx and distant guitar harmonics building into a tight arena-rock groove)] [Verse 1: (steady mid-tempo drive, sly low vocal delivery over chugging guitars and bright synth accents)] you walk through the glare down a tinsel street arms full of bargains dropped at your feet every window selling little borrowed dreams while the truth laughs quiet in the in between [Verse 2: (drums hit harder, guitars punchier, vocal more teasing)] you swear you can read every billboard line but you miss the wires holding up the sign you keep betting hard on a painted side while the floor drops out, i'm on the quiet ride [Chorus: (big hooky chorus, stacked backing vocals and ringing guitars)] you run in circles for a little taste buying back seconds that you let go to waste you cheer for shadows on the painted wall swear they're the kingdom when they're barely a stall i grin and tell you it's all MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE [Guitar Solo: (short, melodic guitar solo weaving around the main riff and bright synth hook)] [Guitar Solo: (solo pushes higher with playful bends and fast runs, drums and bass driving hard)] [Verse 3: (groove settles back in, bass and drums slightly sparser)] you pray to the clock like it sets you free chasing down numbers like a destiny but behind the ticking in that plastic face something is laughing at your frantic pace [Verse 4: (band surges, synth lines weaving around sharper vocal accents)] you dress up your fear in a brand new name call it good living, call it winning the game but every trophy that you hold so tight turns into sawdust when you kill the light [Chorus: (chorus returns with extra harmony and brighter synth hooks)] you trade your questions for a louder cheer hoping the feedback will drown out the fear you kiss the curtain and forget the play lie to your mirror just to get through the day i keep on humming it's all MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE [Bridge: (half-time feel, swirling keys and ringing guitar motifs, vocal drops out as the band simmers)] [Bridge: (build continues, drums rising, gang vocals answering the lead)] you want revelation like a fire from above but it slips in sideways like a stranger's love it's not in the skyline or the money you stack it's the space in the heartbeat where the world folds back [Guitar Solo: (melodic mid-tempo solo riding the main riff)] [Guitar Solo: (solo grows wilder, fast bends and slides over driving rhythm section)] [Chorus: (full-band blast, synth and guitar trading fills between vocal lines)] you spin your stories like a lucky charm tie them like ribbons all around your arm you shout for fortune in a crowded hall but the joke keeps waiting at the back of it all i shout it with you, it's all MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE [Break: (riff-driven instrumental vamp, drums and bass locked tight, faint wordless chants)] [Break: (drums drop to a tom-heavy pattern and bass riff, guitars stab on off-beats while synths swell)] [Break: (full band crashes back in on the main riff with stop-start hits, tension rising toward the finale)] [Chorus: (final soaring chorus, ad-libbed vocal flourishes and choir-like backing)] you dance on edges that you swear are safe smiling like someone who outran the wave you raise your glass to every sweet disguise but the room keeps turning when you look away i throw my head back, it's all MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE [Outro: (band rides the main riff, then cuts to a last ringing chord and fading synth)]
