Fake Love Currency

female vocals, synthwave, drum and bass, piano, violin, cello, upbeat, catchy, rap, flute, EDM

V5.5

Fake love currency, I paid that price
Smiles look warm but the hearts stay ice
Gave my trust, they rolled the dice
Now I see through every disguise

Fake love currency, cost too much
Turned real pain into empty touch
Now I’m guardin’ what I give
‘Cause that fake ain’t how we live

They said “I got you,” then they disappeared
Left me standin’ in the things I feared
Every promise was a paper shield
Folded quick when the truth revealed

They showed love when it benefited them
Turned cold when I needed a friend
Had me questionin’ my own worth
Like I owed ‘em just for my birth

Gave my loyalty, gave my time
Gave my heart just to cross the line
Where respect should’ve been returned
Instead I got lessons I never earned

I was spendin’ love like it had no cost
Didn’t realize how much I lost
Every fake smile took a piece of me
Till I saw what it was doin’ to me

Now I’m countin’ every word they say
Every move, every game they play
I ain’t broke but I paid my dues
Learned the truth from the love they used

Fake love currency, I see it clear
All that fake don’t belong near
If it’s real, it don’t disappear
If it’s love, it don’t bring fear

Fake love currency, cut it off
I ain’t feedin’ what left me lost
I’m protectin’ what I build
No more wounds that ain’t healed

Now I see it in my children’s eyes
Tryna fit in, believin’ lies
They give their hearts just to feel accepted
But come back hurt and feel rejected

They learnin’ love from a broken crowd
Where bein’ real don’t make you proud
Where you gotta bend just to belong
And they punish you for bein’ strong

And that cuts deeper than what I felt
Watchin’ them go through the cards I was dealt
I see the same pain start to grow
And I swear I won’t let that flow

I was spendin’ love like it had no cost
Now I see what that really cost
And I won’t let them lose themselves
Tryna be accepted by someone else

I’ma teach ‘em what real love is
Not that fake, not that counterfeit
They don’t gotta change to be enough
They were born already built from tough

Fake love currency, ends with me
Break the chain, set ‘em free
They won’t bleed how I bled before
I’ma guard what they’re livin’ for

Fake love currency, no more trade
No more roles, no masquerade
If it’s real, it’s gonna stay
If it’s fake, it fades away

I’m redrawin’ what love looks like
Not control, not fear, not fight
But support when the world gets loud
Standin’ tall, bein’ real, bein’ proud

Teach ‘em strength don’t mean they fold
Teach ‘em worth ain’t bought or sold
Teach ‘em voices matter too
Even if the crowd ain’t true

And if they walk through what I faced
They won’t stand there feelin’ erased
They’ll know exactly who they are
Not defined by a broken star

I ain’t spendin’ love the same no more
I know exactly what it’s for
Buildin’ trust that don’t collapse
Not that fake that always snaps

And my kids won’t question their place
Tryna earn love they should embrace
They gon’ grow knowin’ they’re enough
Not shaped by somebody’s bluff

I paid the price… so they don’t have to

Fake love stops here
With me

And what I build after this…
That’s real forever 
I am BlackBandit

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Fake love currency, I paid that price Smiles look warm but the hearts stay ice Gave my trust, they rolled the dice Now I see through every disguise Fake love currency, cost too much Turned real pain into empty touch Now I’m guardin’ what I give ‘Cause that fake ain’t how we live They said “I got you,” then they disappeared Left me standin’ in the things I feared Every promise was a paper shield Folded quick when the truth revealed They showed love when it benefited them Turned cold when I needed a friend Had me questionin’ my own worth Like I owed ‘em just for my birth Gave my loyalty, gave my time Gave my heart just to cross the line Where respect should’ve been returned Instead I got lessons I never earned I was spendin’ love like it had no cost Didn’t realize how much I lost Every fake smile took a piece of me Till I saw what it was doin’ to me Now I’m countin’ every word they say Every move, every game they play I ain’t broke but I paid my dues Learned the truth from the love they used Fake love currency, I see it clear All that fake don’t belong near If it’s real, it don’t disappear If it’s love, it don’t bring fear Fake love currency, cut it off I ain’t feedin’ what left me lost I’m protectin’ what I build No more wounds that ain’t healed Now I see it in my children’s eyes Tryna fit in, believin’ lies They give their hearts just to feel accepted But come back hurt and feel rejected They learnin’ love from a broken crowd Where bein’ real don’t make you proud Where you gotta bend just to belong And they punish you for bein’ strong And that cuts deeper than what I felt Watchin’ them go through the cards I was dealt I see the same pain start to grow And I swear I won’t let that flow I was spendin’ love like it had no cost Now I see what that really cost And I won’t let them lose themselves Tryna be accepted by someone else I’ma teach ‘em what real love is Not that fake, not that counterfeit They don’t gotta change to be enough They were born already built from tough Fake love currency, ends with me Break the chain, set ‘em free They won’t bleed how I bled before I’ma guard what they’re livin’ for Fake love currency, no more trade No more roles, no masquerade If it’s real, it’s gonna stay If it’s fake, it fades away I’m redrawin’ what love looks like Not control, not fear, not fight But support when the world gets loud Standin’ tall, bein’ real, bein’ proud Teach ‘em strength don’t mean they fold Teach ‘em worth ain’t bought or sold Teach ‘em voices matter too Even if the crowd ain’t true And if they walk through what I faced They won’t stand there feelin’ erased They’ll know exactly who they are Not defined by a broken star I ain’t spendin’ love the same no more I know exactly what it’s for Buildin’ trust that don’t collapse Not that fake that always snaps And my kids won’t question their place Tryna earn love they should embrace They gon’ grow knowin’ they’re enough Not shaped by somebody’s bluff I paid the price… so they don’t have to Fake love stops here With me And what I build after this… That’s real forever I am BlackBandit

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