Fortune Cookie Lyrics – Mario | from “Mood Swings”

Mario is flipping the script on those late-night what-ifs with Mood Swings, his slick new EP out November 14, 2025, on New Citizen LLC / EMPIRE, and Fortune Cookie sneaks in as that cheeky closer, a smooth R&B groove that unravels like a note you weren’t supposed to read, full of flirt and quiet longing.

You can trace Mario’s sound back to those early hits where he made heartbreak feel effortless, but Fortune Cookie shows him leaning into something lighter, more playful. He hinted at it in a quick Apple Music interview last week, saying he wrote it after cracking open one too many takeout fortunes during a solo dinner, turning those vague promises into bars about chasing signs in love’s chaos. Expect his buttery falsetto gliding over mid-tempo keys and a subtle trap undercurrent, produced by [Jordan “Dready” McClure] to keep it intimate yet infectious.

This isn’t a sprawling album, just a tight eight-track EP that maps the emotional rollercoaster of modern romance. It kicks off with the title cut’s moody introspection, rolls through steamy confessions like Moan and the Ty Dolla $ign-assisted Friends, hits reflective highs on Chosen and Still In Love, then lands on Fortune Cookie before the duet-tinged Nobody But Us wraps it soft. The whole thing clocks under 25 minutes, but it packs that replay pull, centering on mood swings as both curse and cure in relationships. Mario’s called it his “therapy in 808s,” pulling from real-life ups and downs post-hiatus.

Mario’s at a real turning point here, seven years since Dancing Shadows, coming back not as the teen heartthrob but a 39-year-old dad who’s lived the lyrics. He’s been quiet on the solo front, popping up on features and family vlogs, but this EP feels like him reclaiming the mic with wiser, warmer stories. Fresh off teasing Home as the lead single last month, it’s clear he’s not rushing the comeback—he’s savoring it, letting the grooves breathe like conversations you wish lasted longer.