[INTRO – DETUNED MUSIC BOX, VINYL STATIC, DISTANT WHISPER] Hello, hello... Can you hear me? It's been such a long time. ...Have we met before? [VERSE 1 – SOFT, PLAYFUL, SLIGHTLY UNNATURAL] There's a picture on the wall Of a girl I almost know She's been standing in the hallway Everywhere I seem to go She has ribbons in her hair And a smile from ear to ear But the strangest little thing is She looks different when I'm near I remember all her secrets I remember all her friends Funny, I can't quite remember Where her story starts or ends [PRE-CHORUS – WHISPERED LAYERS, BUILDING TENSION] One little detail Two little lies Something is changing Behind those eyes I know that expression I've worn it before But why does my reflection Keep smiling some more? [CHORUS – HAUNTING, CATCHY, EXPLOSIVE] I'm wearing someone else's smile I've had it for a little while I learned the way she laughs and cries I learned to look you in the eyes So don't be frightened, don't be shy There's nothing hiding here inside I know you think that I'm your friend... But I don't know where she went. [POST-CHORUS – DISTORTED MUSIC BOX MELODY] La-la-la... isn't it sweet? La-la-la... don't fall asleep. La-la-la... look what I've found. Your little footsteps make such a sound. [VERSE 2 – MORE CONFIDENT, SUBTLY SINISTER] I can recognize your footsteps I can tell you when you sleep I can memorize your breathing I can count your heartbeat beats I've been practicing my laughter In the mirror every night But it always sounds much better When there's someone out of sight You said something about yesterday A place I should recall I just nodded and pretended I remembered it all [PRE-CHORUS 2 – DRUMS BEGIN TO STUTTER] One little question Two little clues How much of her Did I leave for you? I copied her gestures I borrowed her voice I even learned to cry When she would have a choice [CHORUS – BIGGER, MORE DISTORTED] I'm wearing someone else's smile I've had it for a little while I learned the way she laughs and cries I learned to look you in the eyes So don't be frightened, don't be shy There's nothing hiding here inside I know you think that I'm your friend... But I don't know where she went. [BRIDGE – MUSIC CUTS OUT, CLOSE-MIC WHISPER] Wait... You noticed? That's alright. I can fix that. I can change my voice. I can change my face. I can put everything Back into place. Just tell me what you liked about her. Was it the way she laughed? The way she danced? The way she said your name? ... Oh. I remember now. She used to say it differently. [BREAKDOWN – REVERSED WHISPERS, DISSONANT STRINGS] I found her in the photographs I found her in the things she wore I found her in the little notes She left beside the bedroom door I thought that I could be her If I learned enough to try But there's one thing I can't understand... Why did you say goodbye? [FINAL CHORUS – HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL, FULL HORROR ARRANGEMENT] I'm wearing someone else's smile I've worn it for a little while I learned the way she laughs and cries I learned to look you in the eyes So don't be frightened, don't be shy I'm almost perfect, aren't I? You don't have to miss your friend... I'm right here. I'll never leave again. [OUTRO – MUSIC BOX SLOWS DOWN, STATIC] Hello, hello... Can you hear me? ... That's strange. I thought you knew me. [VERY QUIET WHISPER] I've always been here. [ABRUPT CUT TO SILENCE]
