You Are My Toothache But I Show You With A Smile

[Verse I]
You live behind my laughter,
a quiet pressure I never explain,
I tell the joke, lift my face,
and hide where you remain.
Vives en un lugar que no se ve
no haces ruido pero estás presente

Every grin rehearsed in the mirror,
every person holds still as I speak your name,
aprendí a cerrar la boca despacio
para no delatar el dolor

[Pre-Chorus]
I learned to smile like nothing’s wrong,
to bite down on the truth awhile,
nadie pregunta por lo que duele
cuando todo parece normal

[Chorus]
You are my toothache
but I show you with a smile,
I let the world believe me
for a little while.
te escondo en algo bonito
te dejo vivir en la luz
I shine where it hurts the most,
make pride prominent, make it pass as truth.

[Verse II]
You flare up when I’m quiet,
when memories chew too slow,
I feel you in the pauses
of things I don’t say out loud.
apareces cuando bajo la guardia
cuando el cuerpo se acuerda solo

I drink my days at careful speeds,
afraid of what you’ll prove,
no todo lo que duele se cura
algunas cosas solo se cargan

[Pre-Chorus II]
I laugh a little sideways now,
tilt my head, adjust the lie,
no es tristeza lo que escondo
es costumbre

[Chorus]
You are my toothache
but I show you with a smile,
dress you up as confidence,
walk you through my life.
si me duele no se nota
si me quiebra no se ve
I keep my teeth bright and even,
let the ache stay unnamed.

[Bridge]
el cuerpo aprende a callar
cuando nadie escucha
Love presses from the inside,
hard enough to stay,
no todo lo que amo me hace bien

[Final Chorus]
You are my toothache,
hidden proof I felt something real,
right down to the nerve,
right where smiles conceal.
si sonrío no es mentira
es supervivencia
I show you when I’m shining,
because hiding you took too much strength.

[Outro]
So if you see me smiling wide,
know I’m telling the truth,
hay dolores que se quedan
pero no mandan

1960s Mono and studio mixing, Mariachi band, cinematic, 1-5-6-4 progression, male, choir