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Ballads / Christian / Rock
About the Song
“Tabloid” is about a person whose pain has been turned into entertainment.
The song speaks from the perspective of someone being watched, judged, consumed, and sold as an image rather than being seen as a human being. Magazines, screens, cameras, and public obsession become symbols of a culture that feeds on someone’s wounds while never asking where those wounds came from.
At its core, the song is saying:
You may know the headlines, the scars, the rumors, and the image — but you do not know the person underneath.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You stare at me in the magazines Online and your TV screens I've become a part of you Obsessed with everything I do
[Chorus 1]
And I just need you to know That my pain is real And I just need you to know Before you purchase me
[Verse 2]
You’ve memorized the way I breathe A hollow shell to watch me bleed I’m a mirror reflecting what you want to see A twisted version of the wreckage of me You’ve mapped the scars across my skin But you never ask where they begin
[Chorus 2]
And I just need you to know That my pain is real And I just need you to know Before you purchase me
[Verse 3]
So peel the plastic back and take a look I’m the prey beneath your camera's hook You’ll trade me in for a brand new face Another soul for you to just replace I’m just the headline that you need to sell While I try to find what’s left of myself
[Chorus 3]
And I just need you to know That my pain is real And I just want you to know That I can barely feel And I just need you to know You sell my misery And I just need you to know Before you purchase me
Credits
BadRio Studios