Hush-lean in, now Cold light, warm lies Teeth on my lip Cute when I slip (Say you see it) Say I'm fine, bro Neat little act Smile, then retract Laugh on the crack Kiss of quick wit Nails in my back Gold over rust Trust tastes like dust I sell “all good” For cheap applause Clap, then withdraw Keep it abroad Rent in my chest Paid with dead rest I’m “so okay” (Please go away) Soft-spun small talk Cuts like thin glass I float, I pass Fast, then I crash I miss your heat I hide the need Hands stay polite Throat stays too tight Hold me, don’t hold I bruise in jokes Grin like a blade Under soft smoke Call me “so brave” I’m just well-trained Dressed up in “fine” While I unwind Kiss me-be kind Don’t read my eyes I’ll make you laugh So you don’t pry Halo made of knives Sweet, then it stings I dance on pins (Watch me win) I keep it cute To keep you close I choke the truth In cherry jokes My phone stays lit My room stays dim Your name in ink On my same skin I bite back “help” I sip “it’s fine” Blue-lit teeth show Like cheap moonshine If I cling hard You’ll drift, you’ll go So I play chill While floods hit low Step, step-don’t shake Don’t beg, don’t break Keep that cool face Hide the race-rate Air gets too thin Lights get too loud Tongue turns to tin Pride turns to doubt (Heart in a vise) (Count it-stay nice) I’m a slick-tongued, split-grin, tripwire talker-tick-tick, don’t tug, zip-lip, quick quip, skip-symptom, skin-deep “all good” drug. I’m the laugh-track, back-slap, black-bag bliss in a bright-lit club, handshake, heartache, hard bait-hush-don’t spill what it was. Bite words, blur hurts, stir dirt- sure, I’m “fine,” I’m “fun,” I’m “fast,” thin skin, grin glints, sin- sweet-til the slick mask starts to rasp. Cinch tight, pitch high, twitch-eyes wide- why’s my chest so numb? Switch flips-rift rips-this “joke” tastes like static on my tongue. I can't say it (So...) Hold me, don’t hold I bruise in jokes Grin like a blade Under soft smoke Call me “so brave” I’m just well-trained Dressed up in “fine” While I unwind Kiss me-be kind Don’t read my eyes I’ll make you laugh So you don’t pry If I say “stay,” You might feel used So I say “go,” Like I don’t bruise I miss you bad In quiet ways I fold the ache In bright displays I’m not “too cool” I’m just afraid That my real weight Will make you fade Count to four, breathe Don’t let it show Smile through the sear Hide what you owe Lips taste like iron Jokes start to tear If you lean in, I might be there Hold me, don’t hold I bruise in jokes Grin like a blade Under soft smoke Call me “so brave” I’m just well-trained Dressed up in “fine” While I unwind Kiss me-be kind Don’t read my eyes I’ll make you laugh So you don’t pry Say I’m fine, bro Say it again Teeth on my lip (End of the bit)
