[Verse 1]
The mirror don’t lie, though I wish it would,
A face carved by years, where no joy ever stood.
The lines ‘round my eyes, they tell tales I can’t say,
Of shadows and screams that won’t go away.
[Prechorus]
I laugh when I can, I joke when I must,
But my grin’s just a mask, worn out like the dust.
[Chorus]
Oh, the haunted smile, it’s a heavy disguise,
Hiding the ghosts that dance in my eyes.
I fought for my country, I bled for my pride,
Now I’m just a loner, with nowhere to hide.
[Verse 2]
The nights are the worst, they come like a thief,
Stealing my sleep, leaving me grief.
I hear the echoes of orders and cries,
See the flash of the fire in a comrade’s eyes.
[Prechorus]
The whiskey don’t help, but it’s all that I’ve got,
To drown out the noise, to forget what I’m not.
[Chorus]
Oh, the haunted smile, it’s stitched to my face,
A cover for sins I can’t erase.
I fought for my brothers, I stood by their side,
Now I’m just a shadow, where a man used to stride.