Hide & Seek by Eliah_Jay - Zona

Hide & Seek by Eliah_Jay - Zona

Lyrics

[Whispered, distorted voice]

"Put on the smile… play the part…

They’ll never know you’re falling apart."

[Rap - Tight hip-hop drums, moody synth, minimal guitar]

I wake up, suit up, paint my grin like war paint

Cracks in my soul, covered up with restraint

Jokes on demand, yeah I know what they need

But inside I’m a glitch that no one can read

Keep it light, keep it chill, they don’t want the truth

So I bury the pain in my parodied youth

Laugh so loud they can’t hear the fear

While I whisper to the void, “I wish I weren’t here”

[Melodic vocal with Instrumental swells with piano + clean guitar]

But every smile’s a lie I tell

To hide the echoes of this hell

[Big guitars, layered synths, harmonies]

It’s hide and seek inside my soul

I’m the seeker, losing control

Smiling wide, but I’m not whole

I’m breaking slow, and no one knows

This mask is cracking underneath

I’m choking loud, but I can’t speak

I'm fading out in front of you

Still playing hide and seek

[Rap - Heavier drums, bass kicks in more]

They say “you’re the fun one,” “the light in the dark”

But my spark died years ago, now it’s just a mark

On a face that’s trained to never slip

While the heart takes hits it can’t admit

I got jokes for days but nights are bleak

In the mirror I see someone too tired to speak

And even when I'm standing tall

I'm begging someone to catch the fall

[Emotional Clean Vocal + Screams with piano]

If I told you I was dying—would you even blink?

Or would you say “cheer up!” as I start to sink?

(HEAVY SCREAMS):

I’m drowning in the silence!

This smile is violence!

I’m not okay—

I never was!

[Full Band + Screams]

It’s hide and seek inside my soul

I’m the seeker, losing control

Smiling wide, but I’m not whole

I’m breaking slow, and no one knows

I’m stuck in masks I cannot leave

A prisoner to the roles I weave

I’m fading fast behind this screen

Caught in the game—hide and seek

[Outro – Whispered / Rap Fade-Out

Beat slowly dissolves, eerie piano fades in]

Hide… seek…

Truth gets weak

Pain runs deep

But the smile’s what they keep

(Whispered)

Still hiding... still seeking...