[Intro] You learn to read it… not by words but by what stays beneath them Out there, it moves in subtle ways not loud, not always seen a careful balance of display and what is kept between People carry polished faces shaped to fit the room every smile a quiet language every silence something true [Hook] Smiles and poison woven into speech something kind upon the surface something distant underneath Smiles and poison no one has to say it lives in how we look at each other and the games we play [Verse] It’s not always cruel or conscious it’s not always meant to harm just a way of self-protection just a form we’ve learned to form Everyone is guarding something everyone protects their space ego moves in different shapes but it wears a human face [Hook – Double Layer] Smiles and poison subtle and refined (not in every word that’s spoken) but in what’s left behind Smiles and poison quietly aligned (not a fault, just human nature) seen from further back in time Smiles and poison woven into speech something kind upon the surface something distant underneath [Bridge] No blame no war just seeing what is [Final Verse – Rise] I don’t stand above the pattern I have worn it just the same but I choose to move with awareness instead of feeding into it again There’s a difference in perception when you stop to truly see what once felt like something personal becomes a wider reality [Outro – Drop to Whisper] Smiles… and poison… smiles and poison… it’s everywhere
