
Your Smile Changed
[Verse 1] In the soft light after dinner, You used to laugh and spin me round, Hold my hand when nights got thinner, Chase the shadows far from town. Your hugs were big and warm and true, You made the scary things go away, But lately something feels new, Your happy face doesn't stay the same way. [Pre-Chorus] The quiet room is too still now, No music, no books, just empty air, I stand outside your door so quiet, Wondering why you're not really there. [Chorus] Oh sister, your smile comes on so quick, Like you flipped a switch, bright and slick, Eyes open wide, but they don't sparkle like before, It looks happy, but it feels like more. Something's hiding, I can tell, Behind that smile you wear so well, You reach for me, you say it's fine, But I miss the old smile, the real kind. [Verse 2] I wait till moonlight fills your room, You're dreaming soft, your breath so slow, I creep in quiet across the floor, And place my flower stickers low. On knuckles tight from thoughts you hide, On forehead lined with secret care, Bright colors chase the hurt inside, I think they'll make the sad go away. [Pre-Chorus] When morning comes and nothing's changed, The stickers peel, the hope grows thin, I try to understand the change, But still the quiet pulls you in. [Chorus] Oh sister, your smile comes on so quick, Like you flipped a switch, bright and slick, Eyes open wide, but they don't sparkle like before, It looks happy, but it feels like more. Something's hiding, I can tell, Behind that smile you wear so well, You reach for me, you say it's fine, But I miss the old smile... [Verse 3] I mix my potion, gold and bright, From bottles in my secret kit, A magic drink to bring the light, I pour it in when you're not looking. You sip it slow, you thank me sweet, But eyes stay soft, the hurt stays deep, My heart feels tiny in my chest, No spell could wake the joy asleep. [Pre-Chorus – leading into Bridge] When nothing mends and hope is gone, I leave my bear beneath your sheet, My favorite one, my closest friend, The biggest gift I could complete. [Bridge] I sit alone, my own heart small, No stickers left, no magic, no bear, Tears come quiet down the hall, I couldn't fix it, I don't know why. But then your arms wrap soft around, You pull me close, no words at first, We cry a little, safe and sound, And something warm begins to burst. [Final Chorus / Outro] Oh sister, our smiles grow real and slow, No quick switch now, just us, you know, We hold the quiet, share the light, In moon-soft glow, we feel alright. Your hand in mine feels true once more, Like before the change came through the door, Two hearts that learned to gently mend, Together, sister, without end.

