[Intro] Yeah... keep it tucked. Keep it pretty. Just breathe through the static. [Verse 1] Lavender tea and a silk-lined coat I keep the static far away from my throat I’m painting a masterpiece on a cracked wall Learning the physics of how not to fall The tea is lukewarm, the room is so still But inside the engine is grinding the gear I’m a velvet curtain over a cage of steel Hiding the things that I’m trying not to feel. [Pre-Chorus] It’s a twitch in the eyelid, a pulse in the palm The loudest of wars in the deepest of calm I’m counting to ten, then I’m counting to zero Playing the victim, the villain, the hero The pressure is rising, the valve is stuck shut... Watch me smile while I’m feeling the cut. [Chorus] I’m wearing a grin like a riot shield! Holding back the harvest of a bloody field! The red in my head stays under the white I’m winning the war that I never will fight! Yeah, I’m strong enough to let it stay inside With a porcelain smile and nowhere to hide! [Verse 2] Check it— I see the flash, I see the lightning strike I see the ending of everything you like But I filter the venom, I swallow the smoke I treat the chaos like a private joke I’m a gentleman, see? I’m refined and I’m poised While my amygdala is making a hell of a noise It’s a heavy lifting, it’s a spiritual weight To look at the world and decide not to hate. [Bridge] The static... it’s screaming. The gears... they’re breaking. But I am the Master! I’m the architect of this peace... Even if it’s a lie. [Chorus] I’m wearing a grin like a riot shield! Holding back the harvest of a bloody field! The red in my head stays under the white I’m winning the war that I never will fight! Yeah, I’m strong enough to let it stay inside With a porcelain smile and nowhere to hide! [Outro] Nowhere to hide... So I’ll just... stay beautiful. Keep it tucked. Keep it pretty.
