[Intro — fractured vocal sample, low synth pulse] I learned early— people trust what they recognize. So I gave them something familiar. [Verse 1 — cool, controlled] I know how to wear a room before I ever say a word, how to soften every angle till I look like what you heard. I can borrow your reflection, I can fit inside your frame, I can make a perfect stranger feel like someone they can name. And I got good at being wanted. Too good. [Pre-Chorus] Every mirror asks the same thing— which one of us is lying? [Chorus] I’VE BEEN LIVING IN SOMEONE ELSE’S FACE. LEARNING EVERY SMILE, EVERY MOVE, EVERY GRACE. IF I CHANGE ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU STAY— TELL ME WHAT’S LEFT WHEN I TAKE IT AWAY. I’VE BEEN LIVING IN SOMEONE ELSE’S FACE. [Verse 2 — more rhythmic, darker] I wore confidence in daylight, wore desire after dark, wore innocence for strangers, wore a scar to play the part. I became the one you trusted. Then the one you couldn’t lose. Then the version of myself I thought you’d probably choose. And somewhere in the changing, I stopped noticing when it hurt. [Pre-Chorus] Every name still fits me. None of them feel true. [Chorus] I’VE BEEN LIVING IN SOMEONE ELSE’S FACE. LEARNING EVERY SMILE, EVERY MOVE, EVERY GRACE. IF I CHANGE ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU STAY— TELL ME WHAT’S LEFT WHEN I TAKE IT AWAY. I’VE BEEN LIVING IN SOMEONE ELSE’S FACE. [Post-Chorus — layered whispers] Take it off. Take it off. Take it— [Bridge — beat fractures, voice close] If I showed you the first face— would you know me? Would I? If I spoke in my first voice— would it sound wrong? Would I miss the person I became just to survive you? [Beat returns] That’s the part I can’t forgive. [Final Chorus — bigger, urgent] I’VE BEEN LIVING IN SOMEONE ELSE’S FACE. TRYING TO FIND WHAT THE YEARS ERASED. IF I CHANGE BACK NOW, WILL I STILL BE ME— OR JUST ANOTHER VERSION NOBODY ASKED TO SEE? I’VE BEEN LIVING IN SOMEONE ELSE’S FACE. [Final Refrain] Someone else’s face. Someone else’s name. Someone else’s love. Someone else’s shame. [Outro — stripped to pulse] I looked in the mirror and waited. Nothing changed. I don’t know if that made it better. [End]
