【VERSE 1】 Everybody takes a picture Every little day, every little minute Coffee in a cup, a cat on the floor Take one more, then take four more Birthday dinner, Sunday weather Shoes by the door, friends together Save it, share it, keep it bright Another hundred shots tonight I watch them pile up on the screen So many moments, so clean Maybe I'm missing something here What's so special about being there? 【PRE-CHORUS】 I've never liked the camera light Never knew what felt so right If every day is worth a frame Why does mine always look the same? 【CHORUS】 Smile for the file, hold it a while Try to look alive with a convincing smile Open your eyes, don't look so tired Why do I look like I've just been fired? Smile for the file, don't make it weird Why does my face look so severe? I don't hate my face, that's not the case I just look like I don't wanna be in this place 【VERSE 2】 Family pictures, group pictures Everybody says, "Come a little closer" I always wondered what they saw A happy little life worth saving for Maybe nothing bad ever happened Maybe I just never liked the habit Standing there and saying cheese Trying to look like I'm pleased Now I need one for some paperwork So I sit down and do the work Three, two, one, there it is Oh... that's the face I gave them? 【PRE-CHORUS】 Not ugly, no, that's not it Just somehow lacking every bit Of sparkle, energy, anything Like my smile forgot the thing it's supposed to mean 【CHORUS】 Smile for the file, hold it a while Try to look alive with a convincing smile Open your eyes, don't look so tired Why do I look like I've just been fired? Smile for the file, don't make it weird Why does my face look so severe? I don't hate my face, that's not the case I just look like I don't wanna be in this place 【BRIDGE】 Maybe this is what I call a smile Maybe I've been doing it wrong for a while Everyone else looks bright and alive Mine looks like it barely survived I stare at the picture, stare at the face Tilt my head, then look away No tragedy, no great disgrace Just... why does it look like that? 【FINAL CHORUS】 Smile for the file, hold it a while Try to look alive with a convincing smile Open your eyes, don't look so tired Why do I look like I've just been fired? Smile for the file, don't make it weird Why does my face look so severe? I don't hate my face, that's not the case I just look like I don't wanna be in this place 【OUTRO】 Well, that's me Apparently Hope nobody looks too close But it's for identification So I guess That's my face
