soft, almost calm) Keep it together… Don’t let it slip… They love the version… that doesn’t exist… ⸻ [Verse 1 – restrained, tense] Teeth pressed tight, yeah I play it straight Nod my head like I’m doing okay Laugh on cue, never hesitate— You’d never guess what I hold in place Every word that I bite back down Every scream that I never let out Built a throne from a hollow crown— King of “fine” when I’m breaking now ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – rising tension] Feel it crawling under my skin Like a storm that won’t give in If it slips, I lose control— So I bury it deeper below ⸻ [Chorus – explosive scream + melody] I’M SMILING WHILE I ROT INSIDE TEETH LIKE KNIVES JUST TO HIDE THE LIES EVERY SECOND I’M SPLIT IN TWO— THE FACE THEY LOVE, THE TRUTH I CHEW I HOLD IT IN TILL IT TURNS TO STONE BUILD A PRISON OUT OF MY OWN BONES IF I BREAK, THEN I LOSE MY GRIP— SO I CHOKE ON IT… BITE MY LIP ⸻ [Verse 2 – more aggressive] Pulse too fast but I keep it still Calm outside with a mind that kills Every thought like a loaded gun— But I never fire, I never run Mask so clean, yeah it fits just right Painted joy over sleepless nights If they saw what I lock away— They’d never look at me the same ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – layered vocals] Feel it tearing through my veins Every breath ignites the flame If it breaks, I lose control— So I let it eat me whole ⸻ [Chorus – bigger, layered screams] I’M SMILING WHILE I ROT INSIDE TEETH LIKE KNIVES JUST TO HIDE THE LIES EVERY SECOND I’M SPLIT IN TWO— THE FACE THEY LOVE, THE TRUTH I CHEW I HOLD IT IN TILL IT TURNS TO STONE BUILD A PRISON OUT OF MY OWN BONES IF I BREAK, THEN I LOSE MY GRIP— SO I CHOKE ON IT… BITE MY LIP ⸻ [Breakdown – heavy, raw screams] (half-time, crushing) DON’T— LET— IT— OUT KEEP. IT. IN. KEEP SMILING— KEEP LYING— KEEP HIDING— KEEP— (beat drop) —IT’S EATING ME ALIVE ⸻ [Bridge – quiet to explosive] (soft, cracking) I don’t know who I am anymore… Just a mask stitched into skin… (scream build) If I rip it off— WILL THERE BE ANYTHING LEFT WITHIN?! ⸻ [Final Chorus – full intensity] I’M SMILING WHILE I ROT INSIDE NO ESCAPE FROM THE WAR I HIDE EVERY PIECE OF ME FRACTURED THROUGH— WHAT THEY SEE ISN’T WHAT IS TRUE I HELD IT IN TILL IT TORE ME APART EVERY SECRET A SHATTERED HEART IF I BREAK—LET IT FUCKING RIP— I’M DONE WITH IT… DONE WITH IT ⸻ [Outro – fading, haunting] (soft whisper) Still smiling… …still breaking…
