Fake Make Up

Verse 1Powder on the mirror like a quiet disguisePainting calm colors over restless eyesEvery brush stroke says I’m doing fineWhile the truth waits naked just behind the lineLearning the angles that hide the cracksSmiling on cue like a practiced actRooms get louder when I play it safeBut silence screams every time I hesitate

Pre-ChorusI built a language out of half-truths and graceA careful distance between me and my faceBut the weight of pretending is starting to showAnd the skin underneath wants to finally breathe slow

ChorusWashing off the fake make up tonightLet the water tell me what’s real in the lightNo more hiding in a polished frameNo more dressing fear in a prettier nameIf the mirror shakes, let it shake with meEvery flaw is a form of honestyI’m done covering what I’m made ofI want the world without the fake make up

Verse 2Dodging the moments that ask for my voiceCalling it comfort, disguising the choiceEvery avoided fight leaves a scarA quiet reminder of who we areI’ve worn perfection like borrowed skinToo tight to live, too smooth to winAnd every compliment tastes the sameWhen it’s built on a carefully edited name

Pre-ChorusThere’s a version of me I’m learning to meetStanding unguarded on unsteady feetShe doesn’t sparkle, she doesn’t performBut she survives every internal storm

ChorusWashing off the fake make up tonightLet the water tell me what’s real in the lightNo more hiding in a polished frameNo more dressing fear in a prettier nameIf the mirror shakes, let it shake with meEvery flaw is a form of honestyI’m done covering what I’m made ofI want the world without the fake make up

BridgeNo filter left between skin and airNo gentle lie to repair what’s thereIf I tremble, I’ll tremble in viewIf I fall short, at least it’s trueThere’s a freedom sharp as a bladeIn every honest choice I’ve never madeAnd I’d rather break than slowly eraseThe unfinished lines of my own face

Final Chorus / OutroWashing off the fake make up tonightStanding unlit in the clearest lightNo more shrinking to fit the sceneNo more polishing what I meanIf the mirror cracks, I’ll still remainEvery fracture spelling my nameNothing hidden, nothing dressed upJust skin and breath without the fake make up