Verse 1 She forgot she wasn’t supposed to speak Not with a voice that trembles underneath Not with truth sitting sharp on her tongue Not with a heart that comes undone She forgot she was built to be still Programmed silence, iron will Smile on cue, light up the room Hide the chaos, hide the ruin Pre-Chorus No cracks, no seams No breaking scenes Just polished edges, perfect dreams Chorus Stay the machine, stay the mask Don’t let them see what’s in the cracks Laugh it off, don’t let it show Bury the things they’ll never hold Stay the light, stay composed Even when your world explodes Feel too much? Then shut it down Pain only gets you torn apart now Verse 2 She learned quick what honesty costs Every truth line always gets crossed Every tear gets turned into blame Every feeling thrown in a flame So she stitched herself back in place Locked the storm behind her face Tucked the ache behind her teeth Buried it all where none can reach Pre-Chorus No slip, no fall No voice at all Just play the part and stand up tall Chorus Stay the machine, stay the mask Don’t let them see what’s in the cracks Laugh it off, don’t let it show Bury the things they’ll never hold Stay the light, stay composed Even when your world explodes Feel too much? Then shut it down Pain only gets you torn apart now Bridge (soft → breaking) But something’s glitching in her chest… A pulse she can’t suppress… A fracture in the code… A truth that overloads… (whisper) What if she’s not supposed to be numb…? Drop / Breakdown (dubstep + violin) Let it break— Let it crack— Let the system fade to black No more silence, no control No more burying her soul If it burns— Let it rise— Phoenix screaming through the wires She’s not broken—she’s awake This isn’t failure—this is break Final Chorus (strong, reclaimed) Break the machine, drop the mask Let them see what’s in the cracks If it hurts, then let it show Some things aren’t meant to be controlled Be the fire, not composed Even if your whole world knows Feeling isn’t weakness now— It’s the thing that brought you out Outro (soft, haunting) She forgot she wasn’t supposed to speak… … and maybe… that’s what saved her.
