[VERSE 1] You shine like a secret you practiced for hours, A masterpiece painted with fear and concealer. You worship your image but never the truth— I learned the real you was paper and perfume. [PRE-CHORUS] Every compliment you keep on repeat is just another way you hide your teeth. You wanted applause, not someone to see— But you forgot I don’t break that easily. [CHORUS] So lie to the mirror like you always do, Tell your reflection it’s better than you. Kiss your illusion, crown your disguise— You’ll break before you ever realize you can’t fool someone who saw you without the shine. [VERSE 2] Every room is a stage you can’t bear to leave, You perform your perfection so flawlessly. But all of your smiles are rehearsed on a loop— Even your heartbeat is scared of the truth. [PRE-CHORUS] Every compliment you keep on repeat is just another way you hide your teeth. Your throne is a lens, your kingdom a screen— And you think you’re a god if the lighting’s clean. [CHORUS] So lie to the mirror like you always do, Tell your reflection it’s better than you. Kiss your illusion, crown your disguise— You’ll break before you ever realize you can’t fool someone who saw you without the shine. [BRIDGE — soft, almost sympathetic… almost] I don’t hate you— I hate the version of you that only lives when someone’s watching. Maybe if you ever breathe without posing, you’ll meet the person I tried to believe in. [FINAL CHORUS — colder, cleaner, deadlier] So lie to the mirror like you always do, Tell your reflection it’s proud of you. Pose in the ruins, polish the cracks— Pretend you never miss what you’ll never get back. You can fool the world but not the one who knew the man behind the shine was never you.
