False Alarm
Marsha Raven Lyrics

I was looking for love
I was hoping to find something meaningful and real, a deep connection that would bring happiness and fulfillment to my life.

He was seeking adventure but never said at the time
He was looking for excitement and new experience, but he never made that clear upfront, and instead presented himself as someone who wanted a genuine relationship.

A first rate act, close to perfection
Initially, he seemed like the perfect partner, impressing me with his charm, smooth talk, and apparent compatibility with me.

Though not what I had in mind
Despite his attractive qualities, there were subtle differences between us that became more apparent over time, and I realized he wasn't exactly what I was hoping for in a partner.

I can't believe the love he showed me
I'm surprised and disappointed to discover that his seemingly sincere love was actually a sham.

Was only hurt in disguise
His love was a façade, a cover-up for the pain and deception he was hiding from me and using me to mask.

I can't believe I let myself
I'm upset with myself for falling for his act, and for not seeing through his lies sooner so that I could avoid being hurt.

Be fooled by him, I realize
I'm now fully aware that he was playing me for his own benefit, and I feel foolish for not seeing that earlier.

False alarm, the love he showed me
His love was just a temporary, fake signal that tricked me into believing it was real.

He left me so lonely
Now that he's gone and I see the truth, I'm left feeling sad, empty, and abandoned.

(False alarm) The love in his eyes was only hurt in disguise
His affectionate appearance was a trick to cover up his deeper issues and negative intentions.

He promised the world and I can remember
He made grand promises and declarations of love, and I still remember them despite their ultimate hollowness.

He said our love wouldn't end
He spoke as though our connection was eternal and unbreakable, but in reality he knew it was only a temporary fix for his own issues.

I gave him my heart, now I face rejection
I made myself vulnerable to him and let him into my life, but now I'm dealing with the sadness and hurt of having been dropped by him after he got what he wanted.

I won't let it happen again
Despite the pain and disappointment, I've learned from my experience and won't be so easily fooled again by someone like him.

I can't understand I wasted my time
Looking back, it's hard to believe how much of my life I invested in him, and how much I tried to make something work that was always destined to fail.

On someone I don't really care
In retrospect, I realize that I never truly loved him, and that what I thought was love was really just infatuation and a desire for companionship.

I can't understand our love went wrong
Despite his act, there were warning signs and red flags of his true nature, and I can't understand how I missed them and allowed myself to be hurt.

I cry alone, 'cause he's not there
Despite my attempts to hopfully make it work, in the end, he abandoned me and left me with nothing but heartbreak and despair, making me feel very alone.

I always thought we would last forever
At one point, I thought our connection was truly special and would survive anything, but now it's clear that it was never meant to be real or permanent.

But now it seems so long ago and we're not together
Now that I'm on the other side of the break-up, it feels like a lifetime ago that we were together, and I'm grateful to have moved on and found a better path for myself and my future.

(False alarm) Ooohooohooohooo
This line functions mainly to tie together the other instances of the phrase 'false alarm' throughout the song and punctuate its message of deception and disappointment.