(Verse 1)
Spotlights chasing me from city to city
Flashing cameras, but the silence hits heavy
Every stage feels like a dream I can’t wake
Every cheer reminds me what I had to break
(Pre-Chorus)
They see the shine, but they don’t know the scars
A perfect picture painted over broken parts
I’m the idol, the vision on their screen
But no one’s asking who I really am beneath
(Chorus)
I’m international, baby
But oh, the price I paid
Fangirls are endless
Love life fades away
International, baby
But oh, what the cost
Picture perfect person
That’s all they see, I’m lost
(Verse 2)
Every smile rehearsed, every move controlled
Lonely hotel nights, stories left untold
Trust is rare when love feels like a game
Everyone wants the legend, not my name
(Pre-Chorus)
They call it glory, but it’s heavy as stone
Millions know me, but I still feel alone
Is it worth it, all the hearts I can’t keep?
The world is watching while I fall in too deep
(Chorus)
I’m international, baby
But oh, the price I paid
Fangirls are endless
Love life fades away
International, baby
But oh, what the cost
Picture perfect person
That’s all they see, I’m lost
(Bridge breakdown)
Drowning in attention, starving for connection
Every whisper feels like just another lesson
I gave the world a piece, now there’s nothing left of me
Would you love the person if there wasn’t fame to see?
(Final Chorus bigger, layered)
I’m international, baby
But oh, the price I paid
Fangirls are endless
Love life fades away
International, baby
But oh, what the cost
Picture perfect person
That’s all they see…
(Outro soft, vulnerable)
International, baby…
But do they know my name?
A world of faces loves me,
But it don’t feel the same.
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