Smile

A reimagining of the brilliant original from @govard . I saw the original to be around masking to fit the mould of your peers and is something I relate very deeply with. Original here: https://suno.com/song/85075a87-e17e-47f4-ad99-9f2ae41df95e I wanted to reimagine Smile like a Weapon as something really dystopian and dark, and the viewpoints in the lyrics of this remake are very cynical and aren't something I share. This is imagining a world where our identities are simply products of the machine, and we're all complicit with the system, shaping ourselves for our own consumption. Enjoy, friends! --------------------------------- [Intro] They wanted product. I gave them sedation with teeth. [Verse 1] I oxidised in the morning sun Learned how to breathe through chemical lungs They burned slogans underneath my skin A fortune invested in my branded grin I learned to gag on the daily dose Keep lips sutured, infect the host You won't hear me till the pressure blows You want the package that the system chose [Pre-Chorus] You want "authentic" but sterilise the blade Bore out blemishes you made If I'm bleeding everywhere, why do you stare? You love desolation you designed [Chorus] I smile like a weapon - cleaned and set Cuts both ways, don't ask what's left You cheer it on, you scream for more But you're the rot inside the core I smile like a weapon - fixed in place Polished sharp so it reads as safe Don't ask the operator behind it now This is the format you allow [Verse 2] The market climaxes before I do The same demographics watching you Battery acid seeping through the guise While squeezing profit from between your thighs You call for this, you call it free But you're choking on the guarantee You don't want truth, you want release The product greased between your teeth [Pre-Chorus 2] Strip me off? Our rust is fused Just toxic refuse we consume You wanted distinct? You wanted fast? We are the plastic built to last [Chorus] We smile like a weapon - cleaned and set Cuts both ways, don't ask what's left They cheer us on, they ask for more You bought the ticket for our war We smile like a weapon - fixed in place Polished sharp so it reads as safe No-one knows the operator behind our show This is the only thing they know [Bridge] Strip the package. Break the seal None of this was ever real But you swallowed it down You let it in Now you're wearing the branded grin [Final Chorus] I smile like a weapon - don’t look away You bought the face, now watch it decay You fed the grin, you named the curse We just made it louder. Worse. I smile like a weapon - until it sticks A permanent feature - a politic There’s nothing under - nothing to save Just the hollow performance you craved [Outro] [Spoken] You wanted a miracle. You got a mirror... ... Smile!