Verse 1 There was a time I walked in And the whole room leaned my way Lipstick like a weapon Youth lighting up the day Mirrors used to flatter Now they whisper what has changed Skin that once was velvet Now remembers every age Pre-Chorus The knees complain in winter The eyes need softer light Gravity keeps pulling On what once defied the night Chorus These lines around my smile Were written by the years Every silver in my hair Has weathered storms and tears I’m not the spark that stops the crowd Or the fire in their gaze But I’ve become a quiet flame That warms in deeper ways Aging hurts… it humbles you It strips away the show But somewhere in the breaking You find your lines of gold Verse 2 (shortened) The ache inside my shoulders The names I can’t recall The bodies in the pictures Don’t look like me at all The world still worships young skin Filters blur the truth But peace has started blooming Inside what’s left of youth ⸻ Pre-Chorus (repeat) I don’t chase every mirror Or compete with twenty-two There’s power in surrender There’s strength in something true ⸻ Chorus (full lift) These lines around my smile Were written by the years Every silver in my hair Has weathered storms and tears I’m not the spark that stops the crowd But I can stop my fear And when I close my eyes at night There’s finally peace in here Aging hurts… but healing does And both are brave and bold Time took the shine from my skin— But gave my soul its gold ⸻ Short Bridge (8 bars max) I am not less. I am layered. Not fading — Refined by fire. The room may not go silent now… But my mind finally has.
