A song about a fairytale that turns bitter, wrapped in candy-coated deception.
A song about a fairytale that turns bitter, wrapped in candy-coated deception.
The lyric works by holding two things at once: the bright, almost childish fantasy of 'Strawberry cake' and the grimace of 'fake.' It doesn't argue that one is more real than the other.
It just lets them sit together, sticky and uncomfortable.
A song about a fairytale that turns bitter, wrapped in candy-coated deception.
"Sweet candy liar"
The lyric works by holding two things at once: the bright, almost childish fantasy of 'Strawberry cake' and the grimace of 'fake.' It doesn't argue that one is more real than the other. It just lets them sit together, sticky and uncomfortable.
The phrase 'Sweet candy liar' does the heavy lifting. It's not just about being lied to; it's about the particular flavor of betrayal that comes wrapped in something attractive and harmless. The song keeps returning to that image because some deceptions are packaged to be swallowed easily, and the aftertaste is what lingers.
It cuts through the sugar. The words name the specific kind of dishonesty that looks innocent and tastes good until it doesn't.
The way 'ttukttakttukttak' punctuates the fantasy section sticks with you, it's a clock ticking inside the daydream.
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Oh, let me tell you a story, 내가 아주 작을 때
Oh, let me tell you a story, naega aju jageul ttae
의심 없이 믿었던 이야기
uisim eopsi mideotdeon iyagi
거짓말하면 언젠가 꼭 탈이 난다고
geojinmalhamyeon eonjen-ga kkok tari nandago
넌 어린 내게 가르쳤었지
neon eorin naege gareuchyeosseotji
잘 들어 봐, 이것 봐
jal deureo bwa, igeot bwa
멋진 환상 속에 날 가두고 넌
meotjin hwansang soge nal gadugo neon
본심을 내뱉어
bonsimeul naebaeteo
순수한 어린 날 끈으로 묶어
sunsuhan eorin nal kkeuneuro mukkeo
꼭두각시처럼
kkokdugaksicheoreom
뚝딱뚝딱
ttukttakttukttak
Strawberry cake
Strawberry cake
Sweet 함은 fake
Sweet hameun fake
네 말은 날 slowly
ne mareun nal slowly
썩혀 날 badly
sseokyeo nal badly
Sweet candy liar
Sweet candy liar
불구덩이로 달려
bulgudeong-iro dallyeo
불구덩이로 달려
bulgudeong-iro dallyeo
될 대로 되라지 뭐
doel daero doeraji mwo
모두가 사랑하는 fairytale
moduga saranghaneun fairytale
똑같은 결말로 또 내게 넌
ttokgateun gyeolmallo tto naege neon
뻔한 해피 엔딩을 강요해
ppeonhan haepi ending-eul gang-yohae
뻔한 사람이 되라고 해, no
ppeonhan sarami doerago hae, no
더는 안 속아 네 거짓말 난
deoneun an soga ne geojinmal nan
날 웃게 하던 동화는 내 목을 조르고
nal utge hadeon donghwaneun nae mogeul joreugo
자꾸 날 위선자로 만들어, oh, oh
jakku nal wiseonjaro mandeureo, oh, oh
난 가까스로 참고 있던 숨을 고르고
nan gakkaseuro chamgo itdeon sumeul goreugo
이 악몽에서 탈출할까 해
i angmong-eseo talchulhalkka hae
잘 들어 봐, 이것 봐
jal deureo bwa, igeot bwa
멋진 환상 속에 날 가두고 넌
meotjin hwansang soge nal gadugo neon
본심을 내뱉어
bonsimeul naebaeteo
순수한 어린 날 끈으로 묶어
sunsuhan eorin nal kkeuneuro mukkeo
꼭두각시처럼
kkokdugaksicheoreom
뚝딱뚝딱
ttukttakttukttak
Strawberry cake
Strawberry cake
Sweet 함은 fake
Sweet hameun fake
네 말은 날 slowly
ne mareun nal slowly
썩혀 날 badly
sseokyeo nal badly
Sweet candy liar
Sweet candy liar
불구덩이로 달려
bulgudeong-iro dallyeo
난 이제 hater
nan ije hater
될 대로 되라지 뭐
doel daero doeraji mwo
모두가 사랑하는 fairytale
moduga saranghaneun fairytale
똑같은 결말로 또 내게 넌
ttokgateun gyeolmallo tto naege neon
뻔한 해피 엔딩을 강요해
ppeonhan haepi ending-eul gang-yohae
뻔한 사람이 되라고 해, no
ppeonhan sarami doerago hae, no
더는 안 속아 네 거짓말 난
deoneun an soga ne geojinmal nan
엇비슷하게 다 만들어진
eotbiseutage da mandeureojin
꼭두각시처럼 살라고 해
kkokdugaksicheoreom sallago hae
내가 원하지 않는 나를
naega wonhaji anneun nareul
자꾸 넌 만들어 내 왜?
jakku neon mandeureo nae wae?
뻔한 해피 엔딩을 강요해
ppeonhan haepi ending-eul gang-yohae
뻔한 사람이 되라고 해, no
ppeonhan sarami doerago hae, no
뻔한 해피 엔딩을 강요해 (oh)
ppeonhan haepi ending-eul gang-yohae (oh)
뻔한 사람이 되라고 해, no
ppeonhan sarami doerago hae, no
Strawberry cake
Strawberry cake
(Woah, oh, ooh, woah)
(Woah, oh, ooh, woah)
Sweet 함은 fake
Sweet hameun fake
(Oh, sweet 함은 fake, yeah, sweet 함은 fake, yeah)
(Oh, sweet hameun fake, yeah, sweet hameun fake, yeah)
Sweet candy liar (sweet candy liar)
Sweet candy liar (sweet candy liar)
불구덩이로 달려
bulgudeong-iro dallyeo
난 이제 hater, hater
nan ije hater, hater
See ya later, later
See ya later, later
Doo, doo-doo, doo
Doo, doo-doo, doo
A song about a fairytale that turns bitter, wrapped in candy-coated deception. The lyric works by holding two things at once: the bright, almost childish fantasy of 'Strawberry cake' and the grimace of 'fake.' It doesn't argue that one is more real than the other. It just lets them sit together, sticky and uncomfortable.
Xdinary Heroes performs "Strawberry Cake", and this lyric page sits inside the Xdinary Heroes catalog on LyroVerse.
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