Fake
Edmond Lyrics

The lyrics of Edmond's song "Fake" seem to be a commentary on the prevalence and danger of manufactured idols in our society, especially those created exclusively for social media platforms. The first stanza seems to describe a male figure who is unrealistically perfect - to the point where he makes the listener want to scream. This person exists solely within the listener's fantasy and is designed to give them "extasy" (perhaps a pun on ecstasy, but speaking more broadly to the euphoria that can come from indulging in media that is escapist and unreal). The second stanza continues with a similar idea, suggesting that everything about this person is fake "from tip to toe", even their real-life persona if the listener were to meet them in person.

The chorus makes the message of the song more explicit: the person being described is "fake" and "a creation" of the singer (presumably Edmond himself) rather than a genuine person. The lyric "give it to me just for a second" seems to suggest that Edmond himself is in on the game of constructing this false idol, or at least that he understands the allure of doing so. The final lyric, "nothing to deal with the real Edmond", further supports the idea that the persona being described is a construct rather than the real person behind the pen.

Overall, the song seems to be making a critique of the shallow nature of social media idolization. Young people (represented by the male figure in the song) are encouraged to present themselves as perfect and unrealistically aspirational, to the point that it becomes difficult or impossible to find genuine connections with them. The chorus makes it clear that this is a problem that Edmond sees in himself and his own artistry as well, suggesting that he understands what it takes to create a false idol and how tempting it can be.