Title: “Face Value”
Intro
(Yeah…)
You only know the smile…
You never knew the fight.
Verse 1
They read my face like it’s telling the truth,
But pain learned how to hide in my youth.
Eyes looking forward, soul looking back,
Carrying memories I can’t unpack.
Everybody saying, “Bro, you look alright,”
Never saw the battles that I fought every night.
Built these walls, now they call me cold,
Truth is… I’m just tired of carrying the load.
Chorus
Don’t believe this smile, it ain’t what it seems,
Broken people learn to bury all their dreams.
You can’t see the cuts that the heart survives,
Some of us are breathing, we just don’t feel alive.
Pain don’t always show… it just learns to disguise,
You’ll never know the storm… behind these eyes.
Verse 2
Silence gets loud when you’re left alone,
Funny how a crowded room can still feel like home… no.
Home’s just a place that I used to know,
Now I’m chasing peace that don’t wanna show.
Everybody’s judging what they never lived,
Talking ‘bout forgiveness when they never had to give.
If my scars were visible, maybe you’d understand,
Instead they stay hidden while I shake every hand.
Bridge
Maybe one day somebody will see,
The version of myself I pretend to be.
Until then I’ll wear this mask with pride,
Even if it’s killing me inside.
Final Chorus
Don’t believe this smile, it ain’t what it seems,
Broken people learn to bury all their dreams.
Pain don’t need a voice, sometimes it stays quiet,
Strong ain’t never meant that you don’t wanna cry.
So before you tell somebody they’re alright…
Look a little deeper than the look in their eyes.
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