Goth Boy In White Makeup

[Verse 1]
I put on my white makeup
Cracked like a winter mask
Eyeliner darker than nightfall
Daring them all to ask
Lipstick on my teeth again
Red on a crooked grin
They stare like I’m contagious
I let the silence win
[Chorus]
Goth boy in white makeup
Yeah
They think I’m a creep
But being me
Just leave me be
I’m not your nightmare to keep
Goth boy in white makeup
Can’t wash this out of me
So if you’re scared
Then do your prayer
Turn around and let me breathe
[Verse 2]
Safety pins on my jacket
Names that I never knew
Writing curses in my notebook
Really just poems for you
Boots dragging through the hallway
Echoes inside my head
They whisper I’m the problem
I wear that lie instead
[Chorus]
Goth boy in white makeup
Yeah
They think I’m a creep
But being me
Just leave me be
I’m not your nightmare to keep
Goth boy in white makeup
Can’t wash this out of me
So if you’re scared
Then do your prayer
Turn around and let me breathe
[Bridge]
You see costume
I see armor
You see freak
I see survivor
Every stain on my teeth
Is a scar you never see
I’m not begging for your mercy
I just want to be
[Chorus]
Goth boy in white makeup
Yeah
They think I’m a creep
But being me
Just leave me be
I’m not your nightmare to keep
Goth boy in white makeup
Can’t wash this out of me
So if you’re scared
Then do your prayer
Turn around and let me breathe (let me breathe)

rock, Brooding goth rock with male vocals, mid-tempo drums and gritty bass locked under chorus-soaked guitars. Verses stay tight and claustrophobic, palm-muted and dry; chorus widens with open chords, gang vocals, and a snarling lead line. Subtle synth pads throb under the bridge, drums open up with roomy toms before slamming back into the final hook.