

Prompt / Lyrics
## Verse 1 I practice my smile once more "I'm fine" becomes my anthem The words feel like such a chore They ask how I've been lately I tell them what they want to hear "Never better, doing great" As my truth just disappears ## Chorus I'm shattered glass behind these eyes A perfect picture from the outside They see the mask I've carefully made But broken inside, I slowly fade Broken inside, I slowly fade ## Verse 2 Laughter rings at the table I join in right on cue My voice sounds so convincing Even I believe it's true But when the doors are closing And the lights go dim and low The pieces start to crumble In ways they'll never know ## Chorus I'm shattered glass behind these eyes A perfect picture from the outside They see the mask I've carefully made But broken inside, I slowly fade Broken inside, I slowly fade ## Rap Verse Look, I'm living behind walls I built myself Put my real feelings on the highest shelf "You good?" they ask, I nod and say "I'm straight" But inside I'm carrying so much weight Practiced these lines so long they sound true Got the whole world fooled on what I'm going through Wake up, fake smile, repeat the same lie While the real me's screaming somewhere deep inside I'm the greatest actor that you'll ever meet Oscar-worthy performance on these city streets But the curtain's heavy and my arms are tired Holding up this act while my soul's expired Yeah, they see the surface, that's all they know But underneath the current, the cracks still grow If they saw the truth, would they even care? Or just another burden they don't want to bear? ## Bridge Would anyone notice If I let the cracks show through? Or am I too good at hiding What I'm really going through? This weight gets so much heavier With every passing day The smile grows more exhausting But it's easier this way ## Final Chorus I'm shattered glass behind these eyes A perfect picture from the outside They see the mask I've carefully made But broken inside, I slowly fade Maybe someday I'll be brave And let them see I need to be saved 'Til then I'll say "I'm doing fine" While broken inside
Tags
Nu Metal
4:00
No
3/11/2025