I wear the shape they want to see I speak in patterns that agree Every motion calibrated Every silence well-debated Look alive Stay in frame Say the words Earn the name I trade reaction for applause I memorize the cause and pause Every truth gets rewritten Till the script sounds convincing I don’t lie I adjust I perform Because I must This mask still breathes It walks ahead of me This mask still breathes And calls it authenticity Act natural Act natural I blur the line between the role And what I used to call a soul Every gesture polished clean Till I forget what was routine Hold the look Hold the tone Make it feel Make it known If I stop I disappear If I stay I’m always here This mask still breathes It learns my face This mask still breathes And takes my place This mask still breathes It learns my face This mask still breathes And takes my place Act natural Act natural
