Playing Games You Choose (Acoustic Version)
Acoustic pop with a folk-pop influence. The arrangement features finger-snaps on beats 2 and 4, a rhythmic acoustic guitar with percussive slaps, and a clean electric bass. Male vocals are layered with harmonies in the chorus. The track features a mid-tempo 4/4 groove at 105 BPM in the key of G major. A melodic flute solo appears in the bridge, accompanied by light shaker percussion. The vocal delivery transitions between a breathy chest voice and a clear falsetto during the hook.
Playing Games You Choose (Acoustic Version)
Acoustic pop with a folk-pop influence. The arrangement features finger-snaps on beats 2 and 4, a rhythmic acoustic guitar with percussive slaps, and a clean electric bass. Male vocals are layered with harmonies in the chorus. The track features a mid-tempo 4/4 groove at 105 BPM in the key of G major. A melodic flute solo appears in the bridge, accompanied by light shaker percussion. The vocal delivery transitions between a breathy chest voice and a clear falsetto during the hook.
Lyrics
Verse 1
Once you were fire and it felt so bright
Then burned out fast like stars in daylight
Looked like forever, truth was unkind
Empty illusions left me behind
Verse 2
Once you were magic and it seemed so real
Then woke up numb with nothing to feel
Thought it was solid, found it was lies
Broken reflections in empty eyes
Pre-Chorus
Right between
All the words you whispered kept me holding on
Promises were poison, now my hope is gone
When I sense I'm fading
Can't break through
You’re playing games you choose
Chorus
Once you were fire and it felt so bright
Then burned out fast and vanished from sight
Looked like forever, truth was unkind
Empty illusions left me behind
Bridge
Falling down
Pretty little fantasy I built on sand
You were never present, never held my hand
We could’ve been different, yeah
Outro
No, no, no
Yeah, chasing shadows in your pale blue light
Ooh, woah
Chorus
Once you were fire and it felt so bright
Then turned to smoke and stole my goodnight
Looked like forever, truth was unkind
Empty illusions left me behind
Ooh, woah
Ooh, woah
End.