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Our Evergreen Lie
(Verse 1)
Signed the treaty in the kitchen over lukewarm coffee
A non-aggression pact, pragmatic and costly
We re-zoned the living room, a brand new paradigm
Your side, my side, just to buy a little time
Drew new borders on the bedsheets with a ruler and a pen
Then swore that this was progress, and we’d never break again
You wear your satisfaction like a well-rehearsed design
Yeah, you called the damage ‘stable,’ so I had to call it ‘fine’
(Pre-Chorus)
And ooh, we are brilliant architects of this façade
It’s got good bones, this beautiful fraud
Yeah ooh, it’s a necessary, masterful deceit
Smiling on this perfect, doomed street
(Chorus)
So let’s call it evergreen, baby
Pretend the poison’s clean, baby
This whole thing’s a toxic spill, a Category Five
But we’ll say it’s sustainable just to feel alive
Yeah, let's call it evergreen, baby
And paint the wreckage clean, baby
Just relabel all the bottles on the shelf
It's not a lie if we convince ourself
(Verse 2)
We call the stony silence ‘settled’ and ‘mature’
Call my flinching from your touch a 'sign of being secure'
We call the slammed doors ‘punctuation in a passionate debate’
Call this empty ache we’re nursing a 'responsible clean slate'
You praise my dedication to our long-term energy
While I applaud your newfound, cheap emotional economy
It’s a masterclass in spin, an artform we both know
Watering a plastic garden, just to watch the damn thing grow
(Pre-Chorus)
And ooh, we are brilliant architects of this façade
It’s got good bones, this beautiful fraud
Yeah ooh, it’s a necessary, masterful deceit
Smiling on this perfect, doomed street
(Chorus)
So let’s call it evergreen, baby
Pretend the poison’s clean, baby
This whole thing’s a toxic spill, a Category Five
But we’ll say it’s sustainable just to feel alive
Yeah, let's call it evergreen, baby
And paint the wreckage clean, baby
Just relabel all the bottles on the shelf
It's not a lie if we convince ourself
(Bridge)
Is this a transition, or are we just caught in the flow?
Burning social capital just to keep the lights on low
We're rewriting the definitions to fit the goals we make
Ignoring all the fault lines for convenience’s sake
How much pressure can the pipeline take?
(Outro)
Evergreen...
So clean...
Yeah, we're so evergreen...
Look at the sheen...
(Bass and drums fade, leaving a slightly detuned synth pad that warbles and dies)
About The Song
"Our Evergreen Lie" uses the framework of a dysfunctional relationship as a metaphor for the complex and often controversial compromises we make on a societal level. The lyrical genesis came from a news story about the EU's decision to classify certain gas and nuclear projects as "green" investments—a move activists decried as "greenwashing." The song transposes this idea of relabeling something inherently unsustainable to make it palatable into the personal realm. Here, a couple agrees to pretend their broken relationship is healthy, actively rebranding toxic behaviors ("slammed doors") as acceptable quirks ("punctuation"). They are engaged in "emotional greenwashing" to avoid a painful collapse. Musically, the track contrasts this dark theme with an upbeat, confident funk-pop groove, inspired by the polished, danceable feel of artists like Sabrina Carpenter. This juxtaposition highlights the central theme: the shiny, confident exterior we present to mask a messy, compromised reality. The song embodies the Active Agency Mandate by framing the characters not as passive victims of a bad situation, but as active, willing architects of their "beautiful fraud."
Production Notes
Genre: Funk-Pop / Indie Pop
Vibe: Slick, confident, groovy, but with an undercurrent of tension.
Instrumentation: The song is driven by a dry, tight, in-the-pocket drum machine and a thick, syncopated bassline (think a P-Bass with flatwound strings played with a pick). Complement this with staccato rhythm guitar chords (a Telecaster through a clean Fender Twin amp with a hint of compression) and sparse, shimmering synth pads that swell in the pre-chorus and bridge.
Vocals: The lead vocal should be delivered with a touch of wry confidence, almost conversational and close-mic'd. Use a high-quality condenser mic like a Neumann U 87. The vocal chain should be crisp: slight compression (LA-2A style) to manage dynamics without squashing the performance, a touch of saturation for warmth, and minimal reverb except for the bridge and outro, where a longer, darker plate reverb can be introduced to enhance the feeling of space and doubt. Background vocals should be tight, layered harmonies in the chorus, almost like a cynical girl-group.
Mix: Keep the bass and drums front and center. The vocals should sit right on top of the rhythm section. Pan the rhythm guitars and synths wide to create space. Automate a subtle distortion on the lead vocal in the final chorus to signify the "mask" is cracking. The outro should feature an automated filter sweep on the final synth pad, making it sound like it's running out of power.
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