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Made To Look Like Sky
(Verse 1)
You sold yourself in an eco-friendly box
All earthy tones and promises you’d fit right in
Said you were different from the other building blocks
A brand new start, a guilt-free kind of sin
You looked so natural under the market light
A clean design, a guarantee I held
I read the label through the fading twilight
I bought the story that the packaging spelled
(Pre-Chorus)
And the fine print read 'dispose of with some care'
It named a process I could never find
An industrial solution, built on hope and air
The kind of easy exit you design
(Chorus)
You said you’d break down easy, but you won't
Said you’d return to earth, but now you float
'Cause your love was made to look like sky
A perfect, beautiful, synthetic lie
And I'm digging through this landfill of a heart
Just fighting for the single honest part
(Verse 2)
I tried to build the factory for your soul
Where all your special needs could be refined
You needed praise kept at a strict control
And validation of a certain kind
Your perfect smile required specific sun
And my devotion at the perfect grade
And I wrestled with the work that's never done
Just managing the promises you made
(Chorus)
You said you’d break down easy, but you won't
Said you’d return to earth, but now you float
'Cause your love was made to look like sky
A perfect, beautiful, synthetic lie
And I'm digging through this landfill of a heart
Just fighting for the single honest part
(Bridge)
The ocean of my memory chokes on you
This non-compostable and shiny piece
They call it 'greenwashing' when the hope's untrue
I call it holding a truce without release
You are the forever-chemical I breathe
The perfect product that will never fade
This isn't breaking up, it’s just bequeath
The mess your love's illusion has displayed
(Outro)
You were made to look like sky
Yeah, you were made to look like sky
You said you'd return to the earth
You said you'd return to the earth
But you won't... you don't
You don't...
About The Song
"Made To Look Like Sky" uses the stark reality of greenwashing—specifically a new "biodegradable plastic" that doesn't actually degrade—as a deep metaphor for a deceptive and emotionally taxing relationship. The song’s narrative core is the painful realization that a partner, who presented themselves as natural, easy, and healthy (i.e., 'biodegradable'), was in fact a manufactured product requiring impossible conditions to maintain. Musically, it draws from the melancholic, synth-heavy dream pop of artists like Taylor Swift, using ethereal textures to create a sense of betrayed idealism. The song translates a societal deception into a personal one, exploring the emotional 'landfill' left behind when you discover a love wasn't a natural wonder, but a convincing, non-recyclable lie.
Production Notes
Genre: Dream Pop / Indie Synth-Pop
Instrumentation: LinnDrum machine with heavy reverb, a pulsing Moog-style bass, Juno-60 synth pads (slightly detuned), and a clean, delayed Fender Jaguar for atmospheric accents. A soft, filtered piano melody should surface in the bridge.
Vocals: The lead vocal should be close-mic'd and intimate, almost conversational, using a Neumann U 87. It should feel fragile but firm. Apply light compression (LA-2A) and a plate reverb (ValhallaPlate). Create a bed of layered, breathy harmonies that are panned wide in the chorus to create an enveloping, dreamlike space.
Arrangement: The verses are sparse, letting the lyrics and the bassline drive the story. The pre-chorus should build tension with rising synth pads. The chorus explodes with the full weight of the harmonies and a more present drumbeat. The bridge should strip back to just vocals and a haunting piano line before the final, full-band chorus. The outro fades out with the delayed synth and the repeating vocal refrain, as if the thought is stuck on a loop.
Mix Automation: Automate the reverb and delay throws on the lead vocal to increase in the chorus and bridge, emphasizing the feeling of being overwhelmed. During the final outro, automate a low-pass filter to slowly close over the entire track, muffling it until only the faint thump of the bass remains before silence.
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