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Schism

Mm… (yeah) Lights like halos, hearts like knives… NOVA3— Mirror on the wall, tell me I’m divine But the glass don’t blink when I cross the line I paint on a smile like a permanent mark While my real name sleeps in the back of my heart Camera flash, holy wrath— Love me, but don’t ask. We’re saints in the daytime, sinners in the seams Stitching up the silence with designer dreams If you pull one thread, it all comes undone So we run, run, run— It’s a schism, schism—split in my skin Two truths, one kiss, let the lie begin High heels, high stakes, we don’t know who wins When the spotlight’s a prism and it breaks us again It’s a schism, schism—love what you see Say my name like a spell, set the secret free We’re the girls in the glow, we’re the ghosts underneath It’s a schism— And it’s killing me sweet Killing me sweet… (sweet) Killing me—killing me— I can switch like a blade in a velvet sleeve Make you worship the version you choose to believe In the dressing room dark, I unzip my doubt Then I zip it back up when the bass drops out I’m learning how to breathe in a borrowed face. Make it pretty. Make it safe. We’re saints in the daytime, sinners in the seams Trading in the truth for a hit and a dream If you pull one thread, it all comes undone So we run, run, run— It’s a schism, schism—split in my skin Two truths, one kiss, let the lie begin High heels, high stakes, we don’t know who wins When the spotlight’s a prism and it breaks us again It’s a schism, schism—love what you see Say my name like a spell, set the secret free We’re the girls in the glow, we’re the ghosts underneath It’s a schism— And it’s killing me sweet If I told you the truth, would you stay for the song? Would you hate what you loved when the makeup is gone? I don’t wanna be saved, I don’t wanna be seen— I just wanna be real in the in-between Don’t look too close. Don’t let go… Hands in the air like we’re holy tonight Hearts on the wire and we’re holding on tight Say you want us—say you need us— Say the lie feels right— It’s a schism, schism—split in my skin Two truths, one kiss, let the lie begin High heels, high stakes, we don’t know who wins When the spotlight’s a prism and it breaks us again It’s a schism, schism—love what you see Say my name like a spell, set the secret free We’re the girls in the glow, we’re the ghosts underneath It’s a schism— And it’s killing me sweet Sweet… (so sweet) Shatter me, shimmer me— Sweet… Mirror on the wall… don’t tell them I’m afraid. Just tell them we’re stars… …in a beautiful shade.