[Intro — slow, dark piano and sub bass, half-spoken, dry] Love me, love me in the edit If it looks like love, then who's to say it wasn't [Verse 1 — half-rapped, conversational, lots of words] White sand, red light, producer says "tell me your type" Funny, that was mine when they asked me last night Hand on my waist, little turn to the right, If you're gonna break my heart at least get my good side Two drinks, one straw, sunset on cue, Three takes of a laugh 'cause the first one was true They asked for a secret, I gave 'em you, Said I came for love — and baby, that's true Never said whose [Pre-Chorus — vocal opens up, still low] Leave in the kiss Cut out the deal Put a little music under how I feel [Chorus — heavy, chanted, almost bored] Love me, love me in the edit Say it like you mean it, let the whole world get it You can take it back, but the cameras said it Love me, love me in the edit Cut to the moon, cut back to your mouth Leave that little part about the money out Love me, love me in the edit If it looks like love, let 'em sweat it [Verse 2 — faster, tighter, rapped] She told him a secret, he told it to me, Now it's got subtitles on national TV Said "no drama," meant "not yet," Let me fix my face before you show me that text Ex at the gate? What a beautiful twist, Practiced this look in the mirror for this Mic pack's on, so I smile through the wait, Hate that I'm counting the days till we wrap You call it a setup, I call it a date, We can fall apart after episode eight [Pre-Chorus] Leave in the tears Cut out the wait I can do forever if we wrap by ten [Chorus] (same as before) [Bridge — everything drops out, piano only, spoken then sung] When you brushed my hair back, nobody said "Go" No one moved a light — how was I supposed to know? Contract says I'm fine, and I signed it, so I'm fine I nearly said something I couldn't undo Then the red light blinked And I looked at you [Final Chorus — beat slams back, vocal strained, layered] Love me, love me in the edit Say it like you mean it, let the whole world get it Cut to the moon, cut back to your mouth Leave that little part about the money out Love me, love me in the edit If it looks like love, let 'em sweat it [Outro — whispered, piano only, then silence] Leave in the kiss Cut out the deal Leave that bit in That bit was real © 2026 NextOath
