Crimson Smile (Himiko Toga, My Hero Academia)

[Verse 1] I was a kid with a polite little grin Wore my good behavior like a skin But something woke when the red dropped in A bird on the floor and a hunger within They said, "Be normal," said, "Hide that face" Said, "Lock it down, keep it in its place" Hands on my shoulders, cold as a brace But every small smile felt out of grace [Pre-Chorus] Breathe in Hold still Say I'm fine Say I'm healed But the pulse in my throat says it all And the voice in my head wants the fall [Chorus] Crimson smile, let me be Crimson smile, set me free I was made for the red For the red in me Crimson smile, don't you run Crimson smile, I become What they called a mistake I call me [Verse 2] Middle school hall, stale air, hard eyes He was just a name in a crush-sized disguise I stepped too close, then the moment cracked One taste of him and I never looked back I heard the scream split the quiet in two Then the whole white world went black and true I tore from the cage they built around me Hunting a place where my heart can breathe [Pre-Chorus] Breathe in Hold still Say I'm sane Say I'm still But the chain in my chest won't stay And the dark in my blood won't pray [Chorus] Crimson smile, let me be Crimson smile, set me free I was made for the red For the red in me Crimson smile, don't you run Crimson smile, I become What they called a mistake I call me [Bridge] [Spoken] They looked at me like a wound in the room Like a prayer gone wrong Like a child too sharp to hold [Melodic] So I learned how to vanish How to laugh with my teeth How to love like a knife And still stand on my feet [Final Chorus] Crimson smile, let me be Crimson smile, set me free I was made for the red For the red in me Crimson smile, don't you run Crimson smile, I become No cage, no saint, no shame Just me