STORY OF THE FACES [Intro] Everybody smiles when the lights come on But I can hear the seams when they start to split Some faces hide a wound Some faces hide a knife [Verse 1] You wore clean hands with a guilty shake Said all the right words with the wrong face I learned from rooms where love had teeth How to read what the silence means Loyalty’s cheap when it costs you none Truth gets buried when the cameras come I don’t hate the mask, I know why it stayed Some hide the wound, some hide the blade [Pre-Chorus l] And I can’t unsee the lines Cracks inside the borrowed shine If your heart is locked behind it Tell me, what are you protecting? [Chorus ] This is the story of the faces All the broken, all the nameless Smiling while the rot caves in Praying no one sees them shaking Some are shields and some are cages Some are lies on painted stages I see through the skin you’re saving This is the story of the faces [Verse 2] I learned truth never enters dressed loud It slips in low when the room blacks out When the loyal ones leave and the actors bow When a promise sounds brave but won’t stand ground Everybody’s got a reason, everybody’s got a scar Everybody plays peace while hiding the war I don’t rip masks off, I just read what they guard Some protect soft hearts, some protect false gods [Pre-Chorus 2] And I know that haunted look I have worn that cover too But the mask that keeps you breathing Shouldn’t make a ghost of you [Chorus ] This is the story of the faces All the broken, all the nameless Smiling while the rot caves in Praying no one sees them shaking Some are shields and some are cages Some are lies on painted stages I see through the skin you’re saving This is the story of the faces [Breakdown ] Take it off if it’s killing you Keep it on if it’s shielding truth But if it hides the harm you do I already know you Take it off if it’s killing you Keep it on if it’s shielding truth But if it hides the harm you do I already know you I already know you [Bridge ] Maybe we all learned to disappear Maybe the face is how we made it here Maybe the truth needs a place to land Before it can stand in open hands But don’t call the knife a crown Don’t call the smoke a home Don’t tell me you’re loyal When you only stay for show [Final Chorus] This is the story of the faces All the broken, all the nameless Smiling while the rot caves in Praying no one sees them shaking Some are shields and some are cages Some are lies on painted stages I see through the skin you’re saving This is the story of the faces [Outro – ] Masks fall quiet when the mirror speaks I don’t need perfect, I need real in reach Blood on the Mic, the rot and the grace This is the story The story of the faces Blood on the Mic is now streaming on Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, YouTube Music, and other major platforms. Thanks for listening and supporting the world we’re building.
