[Intro] [dark analog synth pulse, distant neon ambience, slow filter opening, low intimate male whisper] I put you on a pedestal Then wondered why I couldn't breathe [beat] I know you're only human. [deep synth hit] [GOD — syndrome] [Verse 1] [low warm male vocal, restrained, clipped phrasing locked tightly to the 2/4 pulse] You walk in Lights change Every room Knows your name I look up You look down I lose sleep You don't make a sound I learned every little habit Every weakness Every scar Turned your flaws into perfection Till I couldn't see how flawed you are [Pre-Chorus] [building synths, rising tension, slightly more emotional] You never asked me to adore you Never told me to obey But somewhere between your silence And the things you never say I built a throne I made a crown And now I'm the one Who's looking up [Chorus] [huge synthwave hook, pounding 2/4 beat, wide male harmonies] GOD — syndrome You need to be adored GOD — syndrome I keep coming back for more You break me I forgive You leave me I still live GOD — syndrome I put you on a throne GOD — syndrome Now I can't stand alone [Post-Chorus] [instrumental pulse, chopped vocal echoes] God... Syndrome... God... Syndrome... [Verse 2] [darker, more rhythmic, deeper bass] You say jump I ask how high You say leave I say goodbye Then the room gets quiet And I start to wonder If you're gone Who am I? You don't have to raise your voice You don't have to make demands You just look at me that way And I forget where I should stand I called it love I called it fate I called it anything To justify the way I stayed [Pre-Chorus] [tighter drums, rising arpeggio, increasingly desperate delivery] You never asked me for forever Never asked me for my soul But every time you pull away I feel a little less whole I built a shrine Inside my head And now I'm praying To something I invented [Chorus] [full synthwave production, stronger vocal layers] GOD — syndrome You need to be adored GOD — syndrome I keep coming back for more You break me I forgive You leave me I still live GOD — syndrome I put you on a throne GOD — syndrome Now I can't stand alone [Bridge] [beat drops out, soft analog pad, exposed vocal] Maybe you're not a god Maybe I'm just desperate For something to believe in Maybe you never wanted Everything I gave you Maybe I took every little kindness And turned it into scripture [long pause] Maybe the miracle... ...was only that I needed one. [Instrumental Break] [gated drums return, pulsing bass, arpeggiated synth, vocal samples] [spoken, rhythmic] Kneel Pray Wait Obey Fall Break Give Take I know better I know better [beat stop] I don't. [Build] [rapid eighth-note synth sequence, rising noise, heartbeat kick] I know you're only human I know you're only human I know you're only— [whispered] But I still look up. [Final Chorus] [massive retro-synthwave climax, widest harmonies, intense male lead] GOD — syndrome You need to be adored GOD — syndrome I keep coming back for more You break me I forgive You leave me I still live GOD — syndrome I put you on a throne GOD — syndrome Now I can't stand alone [Higher layered harmony] GOD — syndrome I know you're not divine GOD — syndrome But I made you that in mine You hurt me I stay You leave me I pray GOD — syndrome I know what you've become GOD — syndrome [beat suddenly drops] And I know what I've done. [Final Refrain] [half-time, dark, almost whispered] I made you a god So I could have something to worship I made you a god So I wouldn't have to look at myself I made you a god... [long synth swell] ...and now I can't take you down. [Outro] [return to sparse intro synth, distant neon ambience] [GOD — syndrome] [softly] You were never a god. [pause] I just loved you like one. [final synth pulse]
