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Love’s A Scam

Overwhelmed by passion
Blinded by emotion
I surrendered my heart
With complete devotion,
Then deception crept in
And ruined the plan
I didn’t know
That love’s a scam.

I feel so empty and foolish
That I need to hide
I’ve lost confidence
I’m shattered inside
Shaking my head
Gold ring in my hand
I wish I’d known
That love’s a scam.

Bridge
I can’t find a reason
Or understand why
The love I treasured
Was a heartless lie.


The weight of misery
Is an awkward sight
I keep the curtains shut
And use the table light,
Nursing my pride
The best I can
Now I know
That love’s a scam.

Hey John,

Heartbreak from love is universally understood.

Your lyric is straight to the point. My only nit would be to consider changing the line with 'calm' in the last half of the 2nd verse. Perhaps:

Shaking my head
your ring in my hand
I wish I’d known
That love’s a scam


Just a thought. As always KOS.


Peace,

Dave

ThanksDave, that's a good idea I wasn't comfy with that line,I'll use part of your suggestion, thanks again
all the best, john

Thanks, John! I see you made a change there. I only question the difference between how the words 'palm' and 'scam' sound.
There's no sound-alike as in the first verse with 'plan' and 'scam'. (unless you're pronouncing 'palm' like 'pam' ? )

I guess that's how we say it here, like in the pam of my hand,
I'm kinda letting it be vague, male or female voice and singing to the crowd, no direct (you/your)
I like your idea that the ring is of the finger
thanks Dave
all the best John

Not much optimismin in this to twist it up . pretty dark and dismal. but the first year is about that. Then you fight back. Kinda odd on last chorus not matching other chorus , Have to hear it, women get away with songs like this

Thanks for stopping by Ben,

pretty dark and dismal

I'm glad you got it, that's exactly what I was aiming at,I wasn't aware there is a chorus,
all the best, john

Well love is a scam lol , kinda wears off, then we go thru all this work to get scammed again. I don't think men are really built for monogamy, basically comes down to self control , ain't that a bitch

"Love’s A Scam" Copyright by John Paragreen 2/11/25

Overwhelmed by passion,
blinded by emotion,
I surrendered my heart,
with complete devotion,
But deception crept in (Consider deleting 'But')
And ruined the plan (Letting your Singer-Character 'own' the plan might be more interesting. "my plan".)
I didn’t know
That Love’s A Scam. (This is a Refrain-Type Chorus, as opposed to a Stanza-Type Chorus.)

I feel so empty and foolish,
that I need to hide.
I’ve lost confidence!
I’m shattered inside!
Shaking my head,
gold ring in my palm; (I like 'hand' here too, for that Hard-Rhyme setup. Scots 'palm' will work in Scotland though.)
I wish I’d known,
That Love’s A Scam.

Bridge
Broken promises and fake excuses;
They kept it all concealed!
My whole world crumbled,
when the truth was revealed.
(Your Bridge is kind of anti-climactic. A Bridge mostly works with the variation of Melody, different from the Melody of the Verses, something to renew listener interest, to break the Repetition. The words, ideally, are somewhat pivotal, turning the storyline to enable the Repetition of the Musical Movement of the Verse a third time to finish the story. I wonder if "When the SCAM was revealed' would be better.)

The burden of misery,
is a terrible sight
I keep the curtains shut,
and use the table light,
nursing my pride,
the best I can.
Now I know
that Love’s A Scam.
(A final Musical component, a Coda, would just Repeat, perhaps,
Now I know,
that Love's A Scam.
Now I know,
that Love's A Scam.)

Thanks Gary, some good points,I changed some bits,
all the best, john.