Madman’s Smile

Ha...

Let it burn, man. I’m already on fire.

Still laughing though. You feel me?

Got debts on my back, got scars in my soul,

But I joke like I’m hosting a late-night show.

World collapsed — I stayed to laugh,

Armor made of broken past.

Tears dried up, now I bleed through jokes,

I’m the clown with a blade in a ring of smoke.

They yell “Give up!” — I say “Say less.”

My laugh hits hard like a bench press.

I laugh when I can’t breathe right,

When life grips tight like a fistfight.

You see a clown? — Yeah, that’s me,

Didn’t bow down when they buried the dream.

The flames rise — I light a cig,

My laugh’s loud, like a dirty kick.

Life’s a war? — Alright, cool,

I crack a joke while I break the rules.

Mama cried — I kept it still,

But inside, I’m armed to kill.

Homies gone, some tied the rope,

I stayed loud, I spit and cope.

No savior here, just a cursed survivor,

Laugh so cold, I broke the cipher.

They fake smiles — I laugh raw,

Not for show, just for the war.

Laugh when your lungs can’t hold air.

Laugh when the world just doesn’t care.

You’re not a clown — you’re proof of pain,

And only the broken know how to stay sane.

I laugh when I can’t breathe right,

When life grips tight like a fistfight.

You see a clown? — Yeah, that’s me,

Didn’t bow down when they buried the dream.

The flames rise — I light a cig,

My laugh’s loud, like a dirty kick.

Life’s a war? — Alright, cool,

I crack a joke while I break the rules.

So if you hear me laugh — don’t think I’m weak.

It’s just the sound of me

not losing my mind this week.