(Verse 1 - Male, melodic, building intensity) I was a fortress, I was a wall, I was a kingdom standing tall, Had my heart locked in a vault, never thought I'd ever fall, Then you walked in like a hurricane, rearranged my DNA, Turned my steady into shaky, turned my night into day, I was chasing something dangerous, called it beautiful and true, But the same hands that held me close were the ones that pulled me through, Every text became a lifeline, every call became a prayer, Now I'm standing in the wreckage, looking for myself in there, You rewired my whole system, made me someone I don't know, Now I'm fighting to remember who I was before the glow, I don't touch the stuff that kills you, never smoked, never drank, But your love became my poison, and I drowned before I sank. (Pre-Chorus - Male, building) They say it's just a feeling, just a phase, just a chemical, But I've been six months clean from you and I'm still feeling physical, My chest still aches, my hands still shake, my mind still runs your name, And I can't tell if I'm healing or just learning how to fake. (Chorus - Male and Female Trading Lines Mid-Sentence) Male: This is your brain on love... Female: ...when the high wears off and you're left in the dust, Male: When the person you became... Female: ...is someone you don't trust, Male: This is your brain on love... Female: ...when the cure becomes the curse, Male: When you give your all... Female: ...and you end up feeling worse, Together: It's not romantic, it's not divine, It's a chemical hijacking of your mind, And I'm still tryna rise above... This is your brain... This is your brain on love. (Verse 2 - Male, faster, more aggressive, tongue-twisting) I used to think that love was patient, love was kind, love was pure, Now I know that love is dangerous when you're not secure, I gave you keys to every room, you burned the whole estate, Then you smiled and said you loved me while you sealed my fate, I was begging for a text back, begging for a sign, While you were out there living like you never called me mine, I lost weight, lost sleep, lost friends, lost peace, Lost the man I used to be, the one who walked with ease, And the crazy part is I'd still take you back today, Even after everything, I'd still find a way, That's what love does to your brain, it makes you blind and dumb, It makes you chase a ghost and call it kingdom come. (Chorus - Male and Female Trading Lines Mid-Sentence) Male: This is your brain on love... Female: ...when the high wears off and you're left in the dust, Male: When the person you became... Female: ...is someone you don't trust, Male: This is your brain on love... Female: ...when the cure becomes the curse, Male: When you give your all... Female: ...and you end up feeling worse, Together: It's not romantic, it's not divine, It's a chemical hijacking of your mind, And I'm still tryna rise above... This is your brain... This is your brain on love. (Bridge - Female Voice, Stripped, organ and voice, counterpoint) You call it love, I call it chains, You call it passion, I call it pain, You say I changed you, made you feel alive, But I was the storm that you barely survived, You think I'm the skyline, I'm just the smoke, I'm the addiction that you call hope, So before you write another song about me, Ask yourself: are you in love or just lost in the fantasy? (Final Chorus - Male and Female Trading Lines, Explosive, Full Power) Male: THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON LOVE... Female: ...the kind that makes a broken man believe, Male: THE KIND THAT GIVES A TIRED SOUL... Female: ...a reason to breathe, Male: THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON LOVE... Female: ...the kind that turns a king into a slave, Male: THE KIND THAT MAKES YOU DIG... Female: ...your own early grave, Together: Not a blessing, not a prayer, Not something I can repair, It's the poison in my veins, the echo in my lungs, Baby, this is your brain... This is your brain... On love. (Outro - Male, Soft, broken, whispered) I don't need a cure... I don't need a way out... I just need to remember... Who I was before... This is your brain on love... Polo energy.
