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Movie Name: Great Expectations 1998
Starting: Gwyneth Paltrow & Ethan Hawke

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This is a synthwave love song, created with the help of AI tools but shaped with a human touch—every lyric, melody, and emotion carefully refined to feel real and timeless.

I’ve always loved the romance of classic films and the purity of music from the past. Today’s songs often feel overproduced and empty, so I wanted to create something more genuine and soulful, like the music we fell in love with years ago.

If this song speaks to you, please like, comment, and share it with someone who still appreciates music with heart and meaning. Let’s keep this feeling alive together. 💫

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Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
In the mansion by the bay, where the sea air chills the bone
A boy's heart made of clay, by a sculptor overthrown
She wore a green dress, a color to deceive
A promise in her eyes that he would always believe

[Pre-Chorus]
Every word a gilded wire, every glance a gentle chain
He was fuel to her cold fire, through the pleasure and the pain

[Chorus]
Oh, the gilded cage, with its locks of emerald green
A love story on a page, that was never meant to be
She taught him how to love, then left him with the ache
A masterpiece of ruin, for her own sweet, cruel sake

[Verse 2]
He traded the river's mud for polished marble floors
He thought his heart was rich, but it was just like hers... and poor
He chased the ghost of her smile, through the city's hollow gleam
A broken boy, a fool, caught in a wealthy, fevered dream

[Pre-Chorus]
Every choice was leading back, to the moment he was gone
Lost in a past he couldn't track, always searching for the dawn

[Chorus]
Oh, the gilded cage, with its locks of emerald green
A love story on a page, that was never meant to be
She taught him how to love, then left him with the ache
A masterpiece of ruin, for her own sweet, cruel sake

[Bridge]
[vocals re-enter, vulnerable and close-miked]
I saw the light in your eyes, but it was just a flame...
A flicker in the dark, where you never spoke my name
I waited for the rain, to wash away the lie
But the tears never fell, and the memory won't die

[Outro]
The gilded cage...
And I'm still inside...