Verse 1
Seventeen, had it all figured out
Didn’t know the world would play you out
Head in the clouds, boots in the dust
Didn’t know the shine was built to rust
Wore your truth like armor and pride
Never thought it’d split down the side
Pre-Chorus
Didn’t see it coming, moving fast and blind
Thought you held tomorrow by the tail just fine
Chorus
Didn’t know it’s smoke and mirrors
Every promise bends and blurs
What was perfect’s cracked with errors
Truth gets quiet, lies get louder
You swear you’re holding heaven’s rail
But everything you know can fail
Verse 2
You thought you had the dragon by the tail
Didn’t feel the shadow in its scale
Now it’s looming, breathing fire
Burning every named desire
The map you trusted fades to gray
Nothing points the same old way
Pre-Chorus 2
Didn’t hear the warning in the noise
Didn’t listen for the still small voice
Chorus
Didn’t know it’s smoke and mirrors
Built on glass and paper words
What was perfect’s cracked with errors
Every truth is re-disturbed
You swear you’re standing strong and tall
But everything you know can fall
Bridge
Like a whisper riding on the breeze
Rumors dressed up like beliefs
They sound so real, they come with ease
Until they’re all you think you need
But truth don’t shout, it waits its turn
In the quiet where you finally learn
[Guitar solo]
Final Chorus
Yeah, it’s smoke and mirrors
Every mask eventually slips
What was perfect’s full of fractures
Every crown begins to tip
Seventeen thought you knew it all
Now you know how easy we all fall
Outro
Still small voice in the open air
Saying, “You’re not lost… just unaware.”