[Verse 1] I spent half my life at somebody’s door, Trying to be enough, then trying some more. I carried their burdens, I swallowed my pride, While they counted my failures and kindness alike. Now the years have taught me what youth couldn’t see: Not everyone holding your hand sets you free. Some people remember the good that you’ve done, Some wait for your shadow to cover the sun. [Pre-Chorus] I learned the wolf, I learned the snake, I learned which hearts are real, And which ones fake. But there’s another kind I still can’t read— They smile like love And listen like thieves. [Chorus] Beware the ones who smile at night, Who praise your coat beneath the light, While every word that leaves your mouth Becomes a thread they’re spinning tight. They never roar, they never bite, They let you think you’re safe inside— Until you wake and find your truth Caught in the webs they made from you. Oh, I can face a wolf in sight… I fear the ones who smile at night. [Verse 2] The world is a garden of beautiful beasts, Some hunger for power, some hunger for peace. Some strike when they notice you’re wounded or weak, Some poison the silence and never need speak. But give me an enemy showing his blade; At least I can see where the danger is laid. It’s harder to fight someone pouring your wine While quietly measuring where you might break in time. [Pre-Chorus] They gather your stories, Your anger, your fears, The innocent sentence You dropped through the years. Then stitch them together Till somehow they prove A portrait of someone Who never was you. [Chorus] Beware the ones who smile at night, Who praise your coat beneath the light, While every word that leaves your mouth Becomes a thread they’re spinning tight. They never roar, they never bite, They let you think you’re safe inside— Until you wake and find your truth Caught in the webs they made from you. Oh, I can face a wolf in sight… I fear the ones who smile at night. [Bridge] But I won't spend the years I have Building walls around my heart. If fear becomes my only guard, Then they have won another part. I'll still believe, I'll still be kind, But kindness doesn't mean I'm blind. You don't have to turn to stone To learn who deserves your soul. [Final Chorus] So let the ones who smile at night Keep weaving shadows out of light. I know my name, I know my scars, I know the man behind my eyes. Half of my life was spent somehow Begging the world to love me back. The half that's left belongs to me— No more performing to be seen. Let wolves be wolves, Let snakes still hide— I'll walk my road with open eyes. And if you love me, Walk beside me. If not— don't ask me to change my stride.
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