

Prompt / Lyrics
I learned how to lie through my teeth at school Say “I’m fine” like it’s nothing new They tell me pain makes you beautiful But it’s ugly living the truth I trace my thoughts on a cracked phone screen Deleting words I was meant to say I’m too young to feel this unseen Too old to believe it’ll fade They swear it’s just hormones, growing pains Like that explains the weight in my chest Every night feels like I’m going insane Trying my best just to get some rest It’s a teenage mentality Breaking down in my bedroom light They call it my reality But it feels like losing the fight I’m smiling like it’s not killing me While my head’s a war zone mentally If this is what youth is meant to be I hate this teenage mentality I wear my sadness like second skin Hidden under jokes and laughs Everyone thinks I’m letting them in But they only know half I watch my friends dream out loud Talk about futures I can’t see I feel so lost in a crowded room Lonely with company I’m screaming inside, but I stay polite Don’t wanna be someone’s concern I’m scared if I open my mouth tonight I’ll say too much and get burned It’s a teenage mentality Crying where no one hears They say it’s just my reality But I’ve been drowning for years I’m smiling like it’s not killing me While my head’s a war zone mentally If this is what youth is meant to be I hate this teenage mentality Maybe one day I’ll look back and laugh Call this chapter “just a phase” But right now I’m barely holding fast Counting down my days I don’t wanna fade into a warning sign Or be the kid they “never knew” I just wanna feel alive Instead of surviving through It’s a teenage mentality Living life on the edge of tears They promise time will rescue me But time just feeds my fears I’m smiling like it’s not killing me While I’m breaking down silently If I don’t make it out of this clean Blame this teenage mentality I was hurting more than I showed Carrying weight I couldn’t release Just a kid trying not to explode Begging for a little peace
Tags
Dark rock in male teenage vocals
4:04
No
1/3/2026