Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Found it in the attic dust Plastic smile and a busted flash We were bored so we called it fun Point and click Then we heard the crash Dad’s car twisted at the light Glass like rain on a summer night Photo still warm in my hand His face frozen Like it knew the plan [Chorus] Say cheese And something breaks Every shot another soul it takes Say cheese We press and pray What will disappear today? Say cheese That crooked grin Once it sees you It drags you in [Verse 2] You posed Peace sign by the swings Sun in your hair Just a stupid thing Next day they called your name in class Empty chair Teacher’s voice like glass Flyers taped to the lockers’ rows Your smile staring through the folds I checked the print You’re turned away Eyes gone black like you’d slipped away [Chorus] Say cheese And something breaks Every shot another soul it takes Say cheese We press and pray What will disappear today? Say cheese That crooked grin Once it sees you It drags you in [Bridge] Did we make this monster? Or did it make us too? (yeah) If I burn these pictures Do I burn what’s left of you? Finger shaking on the shutter Heartbeat ticking like a fuse One more frame to find the answer What do I win Who do I lose? [Chorus] Say cheese And something breaks Every shot another soul it takes Say cheese We press and pray What will disappear today? Say cheese You’re in too deep This camera only keeps what it can’t keep [Outro] Point it at the mirror Dare it to choose If I’m gone in the photo Was it me Or was it you?
Tags
metal, Late-90s metal with dropped-D guitars, male vocals, palm-muted chugs exploding into half-time choruses; verse riffs stalk and scrape, chorus widens with octave leads and shouted gang vocals on the hook; tight, punchy drums with tom-heavy pre-chorus builds, sudden stop-start breaks to underline the lyrics’ paranoia and supernatural tension
Duration
3:09
Instrumental
No
Created
2/4/2026