[Verse 1]
I wore applause like armor, stitched from gold and sin
But under all that shimmer, I was aching just to begin
I walked through shadows smiling, each light a painted grin
But you saw the edge I hide beneath my second skin
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[Pre-Chorus]
Didn’t ask me to perform
Didn’t flinch when I was torn
You just stood there—
Like I was more than what I wore
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[Chorus]
You saw the girl behind the glass
You heard the crack beneath the sound
You held the note I couldn’t reach
When I was sinking, not profound
Now every melody I fake
Every lyric I conceal
Falls apart beneath your gaze
Because with you—
It’s real
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[Verse 2]
They praised the shine, ignored the seams
Took every cry and called it dreams
But you—
You didn’t chase the perfect frame
You stayed when I forgot my name
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[Pre-Chorus – repeat]
Didn’t ask me to perform
Didn’t flinch when I was torn
You just stood there—
Like I was more than what I wore
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[Chorus – repeat with crescendo]
You saw the girl behind the glass
You heard the crack beneath the sound
You held the note I couldn’t reach
When I was sinking, not profound
Now every melody I fake
Every lyric I conceal
Falls apart beneath your gaze
Because with you—
It’s real
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[Bridge]
I’m not a goddess in this light
Not a myth, or mask, or crown
But you trace the lines I hid
And you sing me back down
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[Final Chorus – stripped back]
You saw the girl behind the glass
You loved what others feared to find
Now the stage can take my voice—
But you, you took my mind.