Glitter, Blood, and Teeth

[Intro] Smile pretty for the cameras… Don’t let them see you bleed. [Verse 1] Perfect posture Perfect crown Even while the world falls down Every hallway lined with monsters Every room another stage And somehow she still walks through it Like she was born for the cage Sharp tongue hiding exhaustion Bright eyes masking disbelief Turning panic into glamour Turning fear into relief [Pre-Chorus] And the deeper this gets The harder she shines Like surviving means refusing To look terrified [Chorus] Glitter, blood, and teeth Beauty hiding underneath Every crack begins to show But nobody can know Glitter, blood, and teeth Smiling while the pressure feeds Even royalty breaks eventually— But she won’t let them see [Verse 2] Every joke becomes armor Every insult blocks the pain Like if she keeps the act together Maybe something still remains And I can see the cracks forming Even when she plays it cool Like the crawl keeps trying harder To turn us into tools But she keeps standing taller Every time the walls close in Like defiance is the only thing Keeping her from giving in [Pre-Chorus] No silence No rest No escaping what this does to us next Still she walks Still she fights Still she stares straight through the lights [Chorus] Glitter, blood, and teeth Beauty hiding underneath Every crack begins to show But nobody can know Glitter, blood, and teeth Smiling while the pressure feeds Even royalty breaks eventually— But she won’t let them see [Bridge] The crown means nothing here But she wears it anyway Like if she lets them take that too There’ll be nothing left to save And behind the attitude Behind every perfect line There’s somebody just trying Not to lose her fucking mind [Breakdown] Smile wider Stand tall Don’t let them see you fall Stay sharp Stay clean Be everything they need No weakness No fear Don’t let the cameras near [Ambient Break / Spoken Style] “Viewer admiration increasing… Fan engagement surging…” [Final Chorus] Glitter, blood, and teeth Everything beneath the surface bleeds Every scar hidden underneath the shine Glitter, blood, and teeth Still refusing to break completely Even while the crawl consumes us piece by piece [Outro] Smile for the audience… And bare your teeth.