Ghost of a Smile

Intro

(Slow, atmospheric build. A low, pulsing bass or a heartbeat drum)

I wondered... I wondered every day...

Verse 1

I spent every day chasing a ghost of a smile,

Forgetting you haven't been here in a while.

I used to cry over the lies to my face,

Swearing you were out, while someone else took my place.

Pre-Chorus

Then the illusion shattered.

You said "I love you" like it didn't even matter.

You probably think I'm still caught in my feelings,

Laying in the dark, tracing cracks in the ceiling.

Chorus

But you thought wrong.

Did you really think you did the damage?

That playing me dirty would leave me disadvantaged?

You didn't break my heart, you just peeled back the bandage,

And let the old scars breathe.

Yeah, you just let them breathe.

Verse 2

You made them fresh just to prove you weren't the best,

So I pulled the heavy weight right out of my chest.

I couldn't let you keep making me weak,

Bringing me to my knees until I couldn't even speak.

Pre-Chorus

'Cause the illusion shattered.

You threw around "love" like it didn't even matter.

You probably think I'm still drowning in my feelings,

But I'm finally standing up, looking past the ceiling.

Chorus

'Cause you thought wrong.

Did you really think you did the damage?

That playing me dirty would leave me disadvantaged?

You didn't break my heart, you just peeled back the bandage,

And let the old scars breathe.

Bridge (The music swells here, getting bigger and more intense)

I was addicted to the rush, to the lies you'd spin,

Swallowing that sweet venom you kept pouring in.

It tasted like sugar, but it burned like a fire,

A beautiful trap built on the back of a liar.

But I'm cutting the poison right out of my veins,

I'm taking back the power, I'm breaking the chains!

Chorus (Full instrumentation, massive sound)

Yeah, you thought wrong!

Did you really think you did the damage?

That playing me dirty would leave me disadvantaged?

You didn't break my heart, you just peeled back the bandage,

And let the old scars breathe.

Outro (The music suddenly drops out, leaving just your voice and a quiet piano or synth)

It felt like hell, so I put down the gun.

I looked you in the eye and told you I was done.

The room went quiet. The battle was won.

But you just smiled...

And said it never begun.

(Fade out on a lingering, unresolved chord)