Monster Smile

A major at 124 BPM nu-metal with pop sensibilities, groove metal punch and strong industrial textures, Downtuned guitars deliver bright melodic riffing and chunky palm-muted chugs, bass grinds with distortion, and raw punchy upfront drums hit a heavy, syncopated pocket, Catchy radio-ready chorus, layered harmonies, polished late-90s, emotionally restrained black male vocals, upbeat mix with a neon-noir gloss

V5.5

[Intro]

[Verse]
Paint another perfect picture
Hang it where the whole world sees
Keep the cracks beneath the surface
Hide the damage underneath
Learned to wear a steady face
Learned to keep the monsters fed
Smile wide enough for everybody
While they claw around my head
Every fear gets pushed a little deeper
Every scar gets dressed in light
Nobody wants to hear the darkness
So I save it for the night

[Pre-Chorus]
The mask gets better every day
But the monster never goes away

[Chorus]
Hey!
Look at me
Monster smile for everyone to see
Hey!
Can't you tell?
Everything looks perfect... wish it felt that well
Hey!
Monster smile
Hide the hurt and stay awhile
Locked inside my mind

[Verse]
Laughing louder than the joke deserves
Just to keep the questions gone
Turning pain into a performance
Singing sadness as a song

Say I'm fine before they ask me
Say I'm great before they know
Truth is easier to bury
Than to let the whole thing show

Every smile becomes a habit
Every habit builds a wall
Funny how the strongest armor
Makes you feel the weakest of all

[Pre-Chorus]
The mask gets better every day
The monster never goes away

[Bridge]

Maybe they're not really monsters
Maybe they're just things we hide
Maybe every scar that's buried
Only grows when left inside
Maybe all the masks we've mastered
Only keep us further apart
Maybe the thing we're most afraid of
Is letting someone see our heart

[Verse]
Now I know the truth about them
Every monster wears my face
Every doubt and every feeling
Only wanted needed space

The mask was built to keep me standing
The monster helped me survive
But somewhere in the middle of it
I forgot what felt alive
So if you see me looking different
If the smile don't fit quite right
I'm finally learning how to separate
The truth from the disguise

[Final Chorus]
Hey!
Look at me
Monster smile for everyone to see
Hey!
Can't you tell?
Everything looks perfect... wish it felt that well
Hey!
Monster smile
Hide the hurt and stay awhile
Locked inside my mind

[Outro]

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[Intro] [Verse] Paint another perfect picture Hang it where the whole world sees Keep the cracks beneath the surface Hide the damage underneath Learned to wear a steady face Learned to keep the monsters fed Smile wide enough for everybody While they claw around my head Every fear gets pushed a little deeper Every scar gets dressed in light Nobody wants to hear the darkness So I save it for the night [Pre-Chorus] The mask gets better every day But the monster never goes away [Chorus] Hey! Look at me Monster smile for everyone to see Hey! Can't you tell? Everything looks perfect... wish it felt that well Hey! Monster smile Hide the hurt and stay awhile Locked inside my mind [Verse] Laughing louder than the joke deserves Just to keep the questions gone Turning pain into a performance Singing sadness as a song Say I'm fine before they ask me Say I'm great before they know Truth is easier to bury Than to let the whole thing show Every smile becomes a habit Every habit builds a wall Funny how the strongest armor Makes you feel the weakest of all [Pre-Chorus] The mask gets better every day The monster never goes away [Chorus] Hey! Look at me Monster smile for everyone to see Hey! Can't you tell? Everything looks perfect... wish it felt that well Hey! Monster smile Hide the hurt and stay awhile Locked inside my mind [Bridge] Maybe they're not really monsters Maybe they're just things we hide Maybe every scar that's buried Only grows when left inside Maybe all the masks we've mastered Only keep us further apart Maybe the thing we're most afraid of Is letting someone see our heart [Verse] Now I know the truth about them Every monster wears my face Every doubt and every feeling Only wanted needed space The mask was built to keep me standing The monster helped me survive But somewhere in the middle of it I forgot what felt alive So if you see me looking different If the smile don't fit quite right I'm finally learning how to separate The truth from the disguise [Final Chorus] Hey! Look at me Monster smile for everyone to see Hey! Can't you tell? Everything looks perfect... wish it felt that well Hey! Monster smile Hide the hurt and stay awhile Locked inside my mind [Outro]

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