Verse 1 – Lyrical Soprano (Lola Reign) Your voice sound sweeter in low light Like every word know exactly where to land You touch me like you almost mean it And somehow I still let myself pretend BGVs: (Pretend…) I know this ain’t forever I know your patterns way too well But loneliness make fantasy dangerous And tonight I wanna fall under the spell Ad-lib: Mmm… just for tonight. ⸻ Pre-Chorus – Lyrical Soprano You say everything I wanna hear With that look in your eyes BGVs: (Your eyes…) And maybe I’m smart enough to know better But too tired tonight to fight it So go ahead… Ruin my judgment softly Run: Sooooftlyyy… ⸻ Chorus – Lyrical Soprano Tell me pretty lies tonight I don’t wanna hear reality right now BGVs: (Right now…) (Pretty lies…) Wrap me up in sweet illusions While the city lights fall down Pretty lies tonight Make me feel chosen for a little while Even if the morning changes everything Let me disappear inside your smile Ad-libs: Mmm… that sounds nice… Lie prettier… ⸻ (The beat strips back. Rhodes and bass remain. A distant harmony appears before we hear the second voice.) ⸻ Verse 2 – Coloratura Soprano (Céleste) Your hands feel warm… Like somewhere I’ve been praying To find. But I’ve mistaken Comfort… For forever Before. So I don’t blame Your hesitation… Or mine. Still… There’s something In the way You stay… That doesn’t Feel borrowed. It doesn’t Feel borrowed This time. BGVs: (Stay…) (Mmm…) Soft Run: “This ti-i-i-ime…” ⸻ Pre-Chorus – Coloratura Soprano Maybe truth Don’t always Arrive In fireworks. Maybe… It sounds Like somebody Keeping Their word. If love Has to beg you To believe it… Maybe… It isn’t Finished Growing Yet. BGVs: (Growing…) (Mmm…) ⸻ Chorus – Both Lyrical Soprano: Tell me pretty lies tonight… I don’t wanna hear reality right now… Coloratura Soprano Don’t hide the sunrise… Just because The night feels kind… Lyrical Soprano Wrap me up in sweet illusions… Coloratura Soprano: Real love Won’t disappear When morning comes… BGVs: (Pretty lies…) (Honest love…) ⸻ Bridge (Rhodes + Bass Only) Lyrical Soprano: You know what’s sad? Sometimes people don’t want honesty… They just want something beautiful enough… To survive the night. ⸻ Coloratura Soprano: I know… I’ve slept Beside people Who made me Feel alone. I’ve smiled Through promises That disappeared Before morning. So I understand Why beautiful Can feel Dangerous. But… I don’t think Love was ever Supposed To make us Guess. I think It was supposed To make us Exhale. BGVs: (Exhale…) (Mmm…) ⸻ (Long instrumental pause. Strings slowly rise.) ⸻ Final Chorus (Counterpoint) Lyrical Soprano: Tell me pretty lies tonight… Whisper everything My heart still misses hearing… Let your voice blur all the lines Between temporary and sincere again… ⸻ Coloratura Soprano: Tell me Something true Tonight… Even if It’s quiet. Even if It doesn’t sound Like poetry. If your love Can breathe In daylight… I’ll still be Standing here… When all The city lights Go out. ⸻ Both (Interwoven) Lyrical Soprano: Pretty lies… Coloratura Soprano: Honest love… Lyrical Soprano: Hold me close… Coloratura Soprano: Hold me true… Lyrical Soprano: Don’t wake me yet… Coloratura Soprano: Don’t lose yourself… ⸻ Outro Lyrical Soprano: (Whisper) Some lies only sound beautiful… After dark… ⸻ Coloratura Soprano: (Floating above the mix) Some hearts… Need darkness… To dream. Mine… Finally learned… How to recognize… The morning. ⸻ Final Layered Harmonies Lyrical Soprano: (Pretty lies…) Coloratura Soprano: (Morning light…) Both: (Ooooooh…)
