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Punchline
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Punchline was released on October 17, 2025 by Phantom Verse Records as a part of the album What We Swore
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Release DateOctober 17, 2025
LabelPhantom Verse Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM152

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Phantom Verse
Phantom Verse
Guitar
Evan Mead Mead
Evan Mead Mead
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Josh Berg
Josh Berg
Songwriter
Evan Mead Mead
Evan Mead Mead
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Phantom Verse
Phantom Verse
Engineer
Josh Berg
Josh Berg
Co-Producer
Evan Mead Mead
Evan Mead Mead
Producer

Lyrics

You said I was different, said it like truth
But I was just something convenient for you
You knew I'd fall, that's why you pushed
Kept me close just enough to crush
You held my hand with a loaded smile
Built me up just to kill the mile
And when I cracked like you knew I would
You laughed like I was never good
Now I'm stuck here choking on the lines
I thought were love — but you rehearsed them fine
You played me like a game, then left me bleeding
Said all the right words, without meaning
Tore through my chest like it was all for fun
Made me believe I might be the one
But I was the setup, the build, the line
You left me broken —
I was the punchline
I heard your version — how I was too much
Too intense, too soft, too easy to touch
Funny how loud you talk when I'm gone
But never said shit when you led me on
I gave you the parts I never showed
While you kept your heart on sleep mode
You were ice with a sugar coat
And I was just a name in a stupid quote
Now you're the story, and I'm the end
The one who cared, the one who bends
You played me like a game, then left me bleeding
Said all the right words, without meaning
Tore through my chest like it was all for fun
Made me believe I might be the one
But I was the setup, the build, the line
You left me broken —
I was the punchline
I bet you tell it so well
How I begged, how I fell
But you forget the part
Where you aimed straight for the heart
You got the laugh, you got the win
But I hope you choke on what you did
You played me like a game, then left me bleeding
Said all the right words, without meaning
Tore through my chest like it was all for fun
Made me believe I might be the one
But I was the setup, the build, the line
You left me broken —
I was the punchline
Hope you're proud of the joke you wrote
'Cause I'm the one still stuck on the note
Yeah…
I was the punchline
Written by: Evan Mead Mead, Josh Berg
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