Verse 1 (Controlled emotional vocals, restrained anger)
You talk over me like I’m not there
Smile while saying something cruel
Whole room laughs and I laugh too
God, I’ve gotten good at playing cool
Bite my tongue till it almost bleeds
Dig my nails into my sleeves
Pretty girls aren’t supposed to snap
So I just sit there looking sweet
Pre-Chorus (Soft tense singing)
Everybody tells you
“Don’t make a scene”
So you learn how to choke down
Everything you really mean
Chorus (Emotional dark-pop chorus, frustrated and sharp)
I know how to play nice
Smile while I’m furious inside
Say “it’s fine” a thousand times
Just to keep the peace tonight
Soft voice, clenched jaw
Acting like it doesn’t hurt at all
Funny how girls get punished
The second we stop playing nice
Verse 2 (More emotional, simmering anger)
You push and push till something breaks
Then act shocked when I can’t take it
Call me “dramatic” for finally reacting
Like your disrespect didn’t build this anger
I learned early how to stay pleasant
How to swallow hurt like medicine
Now every “good girl” expectation
Feels like slow suffocation
Pre-Chorus (Layered emotional vocals)
Everybody loves you
Till you stand your ground
Then suddenly your anger’s
Too loud
Chorus (Full cinematic chorus)
I know how to play nice
Smile while I’m furious inside
Say “it’s fine” a thousand times
Just to keep the peace tonight
Soft voice, clenched jaw
Acting like it doesn’t hurt at all
Funny how girls get punished
The second we stop playing nice
Bridge (Soft spoken into emotional belt)
I’m tired of shrinking myself
To make disrespect more comfortable
Maybe anger isn’t ugly
Maybe silence just kills slower
Final Chorus (Huge emotional ending)
I know how to play nice
Even when I wanna scream sometimes
Hold my breath, count to ten
Pretend I’m not unraveling
Soft voice, tired eyes
One day I might stop being polite
And honestly, maybe that’s alright
Outro (Soft whispered vocals)
God, you only love me when I play nice
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