(Based on Real Events) [Verse 1] They smile for the camera Teeth white as a church hymn Shake your hand like a brother While they count what they can skim They drink from the well dry Then ask why you look tired Sell your soul by the thumbnail Set your whole name on fire You learn real quick in the spotlight How wolves all dress like saints And every “I’m proud of you” Comes sharpened like a blade [Pre-Chorus] They say, “That’s just the business” Like mercy’s out of style But the blood behind the laughter Runs a country mile [Chorus] Top five horror movies— Liars at the door Narcissists with halos Wanting more and more Cheaters writing love songs Copiers in black Backstabbers all smiling With your shadow on their back And we still sing We still stand Still build castles out of ash With blistered hands [Verse 2] There’s a girl behind a ring light Learning how to disappear Trading pieces of her heartbeat For applause she’ll never hear There’s a boy who made a kingdom From a phone and borrowed time Now strangers eat his life alive One little clip at a time Every stolen idea Every joke they claimed Every late-night breakdown Cut and neatly framed [Pre-Chorus] And they call it entertainment Like pain’s some cheap routine But the strongest people crying Are the ones you’ll never see [Chorus] Top five horror movies— Liars at the door Narcissists with halos Wanting more and more Cheaters writing love songs Copiers in black Backstabbers all smiling With your shadow on their back And we still sing We still stand Still build cathedrals out of ash With blistered hands [Bridge] No monsters under mattresses No ghosts behind the walls Just people dressed like family Watching for your fall No chains around our ankles No knives against our throats Just algorithms feeding On the ones who gave them hope [Final Chorus — Bigger / Anthemic] Top five horror movies— We survived them all Every silent sabotage Every curtain call Liars fade like neon Truth outlasts the trend And the ones they tried to bury Keep rising up again Yeah, we still sing We still stand Turning broken hearts to gold With these worn-out hands [Outro] Based on real events… Still breathing Still creating Still here
