[Verse 1]
You think I wanna fall in love now?
World’s on fire, can’t afford a vow.
You want a home, steady and warm,
But the banks bleed red, markets twist in the storm.
I’m juggling hearts in a recession’s grip,
Every kiss feels like a tariff’s sting on my lips.
I’ll say it plain, though it cuts like a knife—
Baby I’ma…

[Pre-Chorus]
(Did you think we’d build a life while the dollar dies?)
(Did you think we’d build a life while the dollar dies?)
You’d be counting pennies, I’d be chasing debts,
Both of us drowning in a mess of regrets.
I’m just gonna tell you straight…

[Chorus]
Baby I’ma let you down (while the ports shut down),
Baby I’ma watch us drown (inflation’s choking towns).
Falling in love as the factories rust,
Our balance sheets of the heart? Broke with distrust.
(Did you think for a second I could save you?)
(Did you think for a second I could save you?)

[Verse 2]
You dream of white pickets, not headlines of trade,
But the GDP’s gasping, and our plans start to fade.
I’m desperate, tangled in your “what ifs” and “whens,”
While the Fed hikes rates and the job market bends.
Your eyes scream “stay,” but the economy’s a thief—
Baby I’ma…

[Pre-Chorus]
(Did you think we’d outrun the crash?)
(Did you think we’d outrun the crash?)
We’re collateral damage in a tariff war,
Love’s a luxury we can’t bill anymore.

[Chorus]
Baby I’ma let you down (as the markets crash),
Baby I’ma break your crown (imports pile like ash).
Falling in love while the whole world’s taxed,
Our future’s a deficit, no stimulus packs.
(Did you think for a second I could save you?)
(Did you think for a second I could save you?)

[Outro]
You think I wanna fall in love? (Tariffs rise like a flood),
You want a life? Hell, the NASDAQ’s mud.
We’d be at home, staring at robo-call rain,
I’m just gonna tell you straight…
Baby I’ma… (Did you think I’d fix the chain?)
Baby I’ma… (Watch our dreams sink in the drain).
(Save you?)
(Save you?)


TARIFFS (Sex and Money)

LYRICS

Stacks of noodles line the wall
Posters peeling in the hall
Late-night laughter echoes loud
We’re the kings of this small crowd

Game controllers on the floor
Shoes abandoned by the door
Laundry mountain growing tall
Living free
Ignoring all

Pixelated nights
Let’s press start
Glowing screens and a beating heart
Dorm room dreams
Under neon skies
Level up
No need to compromise

Fridge is humming
Filled with air
We survive on truth or dare
Corners stuffed with half-read books
Life’s a maze of hurried looks

Midnight pizza
Sonic chimes
Stretching moments
Bending time
Underneath these buzzing lights
Every day’s a boss we fight

Pixelated nights
Let’s press start
Glowing screens and a beating heart
Dorm room dreams
Under neon skies
Level up
No need to compromise

Level Up

Time Lost

Just a dude floating through space on a flying rock trying to make some music. Enjoy!

Time Lost

Uncanny Productions

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