RIFF:“Fame doesn’t mean that I’m your fan.”
HARMONY:Okay, nice.
RIFF:Then “game”? “Game over” something something.
HARMONY:How about “Game face, ‘cause you’re always so on brand”?
HARMONY:“Hate you to the moon and back, fate can’t make these opposites attract, fame doesn’t mean that I’m your fan, game face ‘cause you’re always so on brand.”
RIFF:So after “game” it would be “gave, give, live, love”?
HARMONY:Yeah, otherwise it’s back to “lame, lime, live, love.”
RIFF:lime …
HARMONY:Exactly.
RIFF:It would tie in to my family history of citrus farming.
HARMONY:Too bad it’s the wrong kind of farming for your cowboy persona. Your fans want horses and hay bales, not tequila garnish.
RIFF:I have a song about drinking tequila.
HARMONY:Of course you do. But I think it’s a stretch for the duet.
HARMONY:We could do “game, same, some, sore, lore, love,” but that seems harder.
RIFF:Or “game, tame, time.”
HARMONY:Then the next word would have to be “tire” or “tide” or “tile”
RIFF:Or “tine" lol
HARMONY:We could do “gaze” instead but I wouldn’t know where to go after that. “Daze, doze, dove, love.” Doesn't work well.
RIFF:Tire, tone, lone, love. “Tire marks as I’m peeling out. Tone down my music on the exit route. Lone wolf …” blah blah. I could sing that part since it fits my brand.
HARMONY:It’s supposed to be a transition though. The first set of lines is negative, then they should start leaning more neutral or positive. Like “Gave it my all but my fight is fading. Give it time, it just takes persuading.”
RIFF:First line is good, but for the second, how about “Give it up? No, I’m not done hating.” Shows resistance to the progression of the relationship, but also has a hint of being in denial, AND it ties back to the title.
HARMONY:K, I guess I can get on board with that.
HARMONY:Then the question is, do we go with “live” as in “How do I live without you?” or as in “We’re streaming live from New York City”?
RIFF:“Live streaming, make it up as I go. Love to hate you but I just don’t know.”
RIFF:Actually, just kidding, that’s no good.
HARMONY:“Live wires, both of us, but there’s a spark”?
RIFF:Yeah that’s way better.
HARMONY:“Love to hate you but you’ve made your mark”?
RIFF…
RIFF:We should keep that couplet to the same theme, with the electricity. Or lack of it, darkness. Dark. Maybe like “Love to hate you but you’re lighting up the dark”? That wording’s terrible, but you get the idea.
