Broken Mask Parade

[Verse 1]
Kids in hand-me-down armor
Cracks in every cheap disguise
Laugh so loud in the hallway
Hide the storm behind our eyes
Say we're fine, say we're steady
Chewed-up nails in clenched-up fists
Scroll past all the perfect people
Thinking, how do they exist?
[Pre-Chorus]
Every scar that we tuck in our sleeves
Every "yeah I'm good" that nobody believes
[Chorus]
We all come crashing down together (together)
Shattered but we’re standing in the glass
Yeah, we all scream through stitched-up feathers
Trying to fly with a broken past
We all come crashing down together (together)
Bleeding through the paint we’ve worn so fast
Side by side in the stormy weather
We all fight with a broken mask
[Verse 2]
Bite my tongue ‘til it’s metal
Swallow every thrown-out name
Turn my hurt into hustle
Turn my panic into flame
They say "grow up, get thicker"
Like skin’s something you can buy
But I’m done playing mannequin
For a world that loves the lie
[Pre-Chorus]
Every joke that we tell to deflect
Every truth that we choke and protect
[Chorus]
We all come crashing down together (together)
Shattered but we’re standing in the glass
Yeah, we all scream through stitched-up feathers
Trying to fly with a broken past
We all come crashing down together (together)
Bleeding through the paint we’ve worn so fast
Side by side in the stormy weather
We all fight with a broken mask
[Bridge - Rap]
I’m not okay, I’m not "great, thanks"
I’m a slow car sliding on wet brakes
I’m the "seen zone" text you never send back
I’m the punchline man in his own laugh track
Yeah, I’ve lied just to keep that peace
Chewed up truth ‘til my teeth felt weak
But the cracks in me let the light run free
And the real ones find me in the leaks
So if you’re falling, then fall in my lane (hey!)
If you’re tired of the quiet in your pain
We can wear these busted faces like a badge
Turn the shame into flame, let it catch
[Chorus]
We all come crashing down together (together)
Shattered but we’re standing in the glass
Yeah, we all scream through stitched-up feathers
Trying to fly with a broken past
We all come crashing down together (together)
Bleeding through the paint we’ve worn so fast
Side by side in the stormy weather
We all fight with a broken mask (oh yeah)
We all come crashing down together
And that’s the only thing that lasts

rap, Aggressive rock-pop-rap hybrid with male vocals; palm-muted guitars under the rap, then wide, crunchy power chords on the hook. Trap-influenced drums lock with a gritty bass, snare slams on the downbeats. Chorus explodes with gang shouts and stacked harmonies; bridge strips to vocal, sub bass, and toms, then final chorus hits with added octave lead guitar and ad-lib energy., hard rock, pop, rock