[Verse 1] I paint a smile across my face And wear it like a borrowed skin Give the daylight what it wants Never let the darkness in They call me strong, they call me brave They love the version that survives But no one hears the ocean Raging behind these eyes [Pre-Chorus] When midnight pulls the curtain down And there's no one left around Every ghost I keep asleep Wakes up somewhere underneath [Chorus] Behind these eyes There's a storm nobody sees An ocean full of old wounds Pulling like a tide in me I smile like I don't remember I laugh like nothing ever died They see whatever they want to see But never what's behind these eyes [Post-Chorus] Daylight gets my smile Midnight gets my truth And somewhere in between them I keep losing pieces of me [Verse 2] I've learned to make my sorrow quiet Dress my hurting up in gold Turn my scars into a story That I never really told I walk into a crowded room And disappear in plain sight While a thousand silent shadows Dance behind these eyes [Pre-Chorus] When midnight pulls the curtain down All my buried things come out Every memory has a voice And every silence gets too loud [Chorus] Behind these eyes There's a storm nobody sees An ocean full of old wounds Pulling like a tide in me I smile like I don't remember I laugh like nothing ever died They see whatever they want to see But never what's behind these eyes [Post-Chorus] Daylight gets my smile Midnight gets my truth And somewhere in between them I keep losing pieces of me [Bridge] Don't tell me that I'm strong Just because I learned to hide Don't mistake surviving For never having died inside Come closer Look deeper Past the armor, past the disguise Past the woman everybody knows Tell me... Can you see me Behind these eyes? [Breakdown] Daylight gets my smile Midnight gets the truth The mirror gets the pieces I keep hidden from you They see the fire Never smell the smoke They hear the laughter Never hear what's broke There's a whole damn ocean Behind these eyes [Final Chorus] Behind these eyes There's a storm nobody sees But every wave that tried to drown me Left something stronger underneath I don't smile because I've forgotten I smile because I'm still alive You can see whatever you want to see But if you really want to know me... Look behind these eyes [Outro] Daylight gets my smile Midnight gets my truth And somewhere in between them I'm learning not to lose me too Look a little closer Stay a little longer Don't just see my smile And call me all right There's a story There's a storm There's a woman still alive Behind these eyes... Behind these eyes... Can you see me Behind these eyes?
