Smile Protocol

[Verse 1]
Step right in, don’t mind the seams
Painted sky and looping dreams
Neon laughter, stitched too tight
Everything is “fine” tonight

Floor tiles hum beneath your feet
Echoes clap on cue, on beat
Every door just folds the same
Different hallway, same old game

[Pre-Chorus]
They say, “Just play along, you’ll learn the rules”
But rules dissolve like sugar in the pool

[Chorus]
Grin for the crowd, keep it bright, keep it loud
Hide the static in your chest
Spin through the script, don’t slip, don’t trip
They love you when you jest
When the curtain never falls
And the mirror never lies
You can scream without a sound
Behind a thousand eyes

[Verse 2]
Clock hands melt, then start again
Time’s a joke that never ends
Paper-thin reality
Folds around your sanity

Colors drip like melted wax
Smiles stretch till something cracks
Jokes that land a second late
Laughter tastes like plastic fate

[Pre-Chorus]
They whisper, “You’re safe here, nothing’s real”
But real is just the thing you still can feel

[Chorus]
Grin for the crowd, keep it bright, keep it loud
Hide the static in your chest
Spin through the script, don’t slip, don’t trip
They love you when you jest
When the curtain never falls
And the mirror never lies
You can scream without a sound
Behind a thousand eyes

[Bridge]
If I peel the paint, what’s underneath?
If I bite my tongue, will I still bleed?
Every exit loops me back inside
Every punchline feels like it’s applied

Soft-spoken glitch in a velvet tone
“Don’t be scared, you’re not alone”
But the echo sounds too well-rehearsed
Like comfort’s just another curse

[Breakdown]
Smile wider, stretch it thin
Let the bright lights tuck you in
Lose the edge, forget the edge
Balance on a broken ledge

[Chorus (Final)]
Grin for the crowd, keep it bright, keep it loud
Hide the static in your chest
Spin through the script, don’t slip, don’t trip
They love you when you jest
When the curtain never falls
And the mirror never lies
You can scream without a sound
Behind a thousand eyes

[Outro]
So take a bow, don’t ask why
Painted stars won’t let you die
Round and round the colors spin
Welcome to the hell you’re in…

Modern Metalcore with slight undertones of death metal