[Intro]
You're so calm when you're unraveling, dear,
You're a dream when you're not listening, dear—
I'm fading.

[Verse 1]
You're the only one who swears there's nothing
Left to feel in this connection—
That's your grand confession.
You're a last kiss, a static echo,
The applause after affection—
It defines you, too.

[Verse 1 – Shift]
You can't pretend while I'm away
That you won't play back every day
The ways we lost control.
But don't reach out—I'm
Residing in a silence
That won't take your name anymore.

[Pre-Chorus]
Something to post,
Something to prove,
Nothing feels close
When there's nothing to lose.

[Chorus]
Sleep tight, streetlight—
We've got two hundred eyes that saw us last night.
Sleep tight, streetlight—
Your lips were saying love, but your eyes said goodbye.
Sleep tight, spotlight—
Pretend it's right, pretend it's right,
Pretend tonight.

[Verse 2]
You're the only version of my fiction
That I almost believed—through
All the staged conviction.
You're a past fever, last teaser—
I'm scrubbing off the preview
Of how we once aligned.

[Bridge]
Don't try to find me—
I'm parked between regret and reinvention.
That kiss on 4th and Vine—
It played like cinema,
But it meant decline.

[Final Chorus – Reprise]
Sleep tight, streetlight—
We've got two hundred eyes that saw us last night.
Sleep tight, streetlight—
Your lips were saying love, but your eyes said goodbye.
Sleep tight, spotlight—
Pretend it's right, pretend it's right,
Pretend tonight.
Tonight.

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"Public Display of Affection" is a slow unraveling of love’s theater, where every glance, every kiss, is staged for an audience that doesn’t see the cracks. Beneath the city’s neon haze and under the judgment of a hundred passing eyes, the song exposes how connection can be both intimate and performative—an art form of holding together what’s already falling apart. Through brooding baritone delivery, shimmering guitars, and shadows of synth, it becomes a cinematic confession of the quiet lies we tell in public to protect what’s already broken in private.

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Genre: Post-Punk Revival / Cinematic Indie Rock
Key: A Major
BPM: 127
Time Signature: 4/4

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Artist: Kareem Tyler 
https://www.instagram.com/tylercraftsart

© 2025 Kareem Tyler. All Rights Reserved. 

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Public Display of Affection

Project KT (standing for Knowledge Transfer) is the solo creative project of Kareem Tyler, a multidimensional being navigating the constraints of the physical realm through immersive, genre-blending artistry. Blending progressive rock, symphonic fusion, post‑punk ambience, and a touch of metallic catharsis, Project KT crafts cinematic soundscapes rooted in raw poetry, violin-led instrumentation, and emotional tension.

After a life-altering accident that caused partial vocal cord paralysis and ended his ability to play piano, Kareem reinvented his creative process with digital composition and visual art—turning personal trauma into transcendent expression. His music now explores loss, longing, and rebirth through long-form storytelling and orchestral depth. Though Project KT remains firmly his own vision—overseeing lyricism, production, and artwork—he is actively seeking a female vocalist collaborator to give voice to the remaining untold emotional core.

With a vibrant presence on Instagram and BandLab, Project KT continues building cross-medium narratives that fuse sound, image, and meaning. If you are a vocalist or visual artist drawn to gothic romanticism, cinematic drama, and genre-fluid experimentation, Project KT invites you into the echo.

Public Display of Affection

Project KT