Comfort Is The Lie (Electronic Pop) v1

[Intro – Whispered, distant vocal echoes] Oh-oh-oh... Yeah, yeah... Mmm... I got everything I need... But nothing that I want... [Glitched vocal chops] (Nothing that I want) (Want-want-want) (Nothing that I...) [Verse 1 – Soft, conversational male vocals] Same old ceiling, same old view Same old things I always do Got a little money, got a little time Got a whole damn life I'm wasting inside Everybody says I'm doing fine Got a steady job and a place that's mine But I wake up tired, go to bed alive Tell me when did living become surviving? [Pre-Chorus – Rising tension, layered harmonies] And I know... I should be grateful for the things I own But I know... Something's missing and it won't let go I've been sleeping with my eyes wide open Holding on to a life that's broken Telling myself everything's alright... [Chorus – Catchy melodic hook] Comfort is the lie That keeps me here tonight Telling me I'm safe While I'm wasting all my life Oh, I'm terrified Of everything outside But maybe I'm not living If I'm only staying alive Comfort is the lie (Lie, lie, lie) Comfort is the lie (Lie, lie, lie) [Instrumental Drop – Glitchy chopped vocals, elastic bass] (Com-com-comfort) (Is the lie-ie-ie) (Ah-ah-ah) (I'm alive, I'm alive) [Bouncy sub-bass drop] (Don't let me go) (Go-go-go) (Let me go) [Verse 2 – Intimate rhythmic delivery] I used to dream about a different place Now I find excuses just to stay Got a thousand plans inside my head But they're buried underneath my bed I keep on waiting for a better day Like somebody's coming to take me away But the door ain't locked, the road ain't closed I'm just scared of losing what I know [Pre-Chorus – More emotional, building percussion] And I know... Every single year another dream gets old And I know... That the hardest thing is learning to let go I've been sleeping with my eyes wide open Calling it peace when I'm barely coping Telling myself everything's alright... [Chorus – Full production] Comfort is the lie That keeps me here tonight Telling me I'm safe While I'm wasting all my life Oh, I'm terrified Of everything outside But maybe I'm not living If I'm only staying alive Comfort is the lie (Lie, lie, lie) Comfort is the lie (Lie, lie, lie) [Second Drop – Heavier bass, chopped falsetto] (Lie-ie-ie) (Ah-ah-ah) (Comfort, comfort) (Let me go) [Bridge – Stripped piano, vulnerable vocals] What if I fail? What if I fall? What if I lose everything I've got? What if I don't? What if I fly? What if the thing I'm so afraid of... Is the only thing That makes me feel alive? [Silence – One heartbeat] [Final Chorus – Emotional soaring vocals, euphoric bass] COMFORT IS THE LIE! I'VE BEEN HIDING IN ALL MY LIFE! Telling me I'm safe While the years keep passing by! Oh, I'm terrified! BUT I'D RATHER FALL THAN NEVER TRY! 'Cause maybe I start living When I leave this life behind! Comfort is the lie (Lie, lie, lie) Comfort is the lie (Lie, lie, lie) [Final Drop – Euphoric vocal chops, heavy bass] (I'm alive, I'm alive) (Let me go-o-o) (Comfort is the...) (Lie-ie-ie) [Outro – Soft, intimate, fading echoes] Same old ceiling... Same old view... Tomorrow morning... Maybe I'll do something new. [Whisper] Or maybe that's the lie too.