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Mask of Fog (Happy Birthday)

[Intro - soft, distant] yeah… mm keep breathing hold on [Verse 1] Little painted smile Cracking at the edges Stacking every question Like bricks on my chest Blowing out the candles Counting what I wasted Year by year I vanish in the mess [Pre-Chorus] Everybody knocking Wants a window in I don’t have a story I can hand them yet If I pause too long They start filling in So I let it blur And I let it rest [Chorus] I wear a mask of fog No face Just feeling Lost in a house of thoughts With shifting ceilings Aim for a moving mark I miss Keep dealing I wear a mask of fog I keep it on I keep it on (yeah) [Post-Chorus] (ooh) keep it on (ooh) don’t ask me why [Verse 2] Talking to the mirror Til it answers back Signal in the static From a tired mind Spin the same decision Like a tilted track Every turn I land on “I’ll be fine” [Pre-Chorus 2] They say “what’s the plan?” Like it’s overdue Like I owe a map To the way I move I don’t need a fix I don’t need a view Just a little room To not be new [Chorus] I wear a mask of fog No face Just feeling Lost in a house of thoughts With shifting ceilings Aim for a moving mark I miss Keep dealing I wear a mask of fog I keep it on I keep it on (oh) [Bridge] Maybe clarity’s a phase I already burned through Maybe knowing less Is the honest truth If I take it off What would I show you? A shape still forming A voice half-through No big reveal No finish line Just breth and weather And borrowed time [Breakdown - stripped, almost spoken] don’t fix me don’t frame me don’t light me up let me be blurry let me be enough [Final Chorus] I wear a mask of fog Still breathing Still here I don’t need a shape That’s crystal clear Aim for a moving mark I miss I’m human I wear a mask of fog I keep it on I keep it on [Outro - fading] yeah… still here still breathing keep it on