Paper Thin Grin

Verse 1

I keep my secrets in a plastic cup,

Sip ‘em slow ‘til my head fills up,

Mirror says that I look just fine,

But it blinked twice… that ain’t a good sign

Paint my face in a perfect line,

Practice laughs like a lullaby,

If I say it enough, it’s true—

I’m not me, but I look like you

Pre-Chorus

Shh… don’t say my name out loud,

It gets too real when there’s a crowd

Chorus

So I smile like I mean it

So I smile like I mean it

Crack wide open, let the light rush in,

If I fake it right, I might just win—

Or disappear in my own skin

Yeah I smile like I mean it

Yeah I smile like I mean it

Count to three, let the spiral begin,

Everybody loves a perfect grin…

Even when it’s paper thin

Verse 2

Voices hum in the neon glow,

They sound like friends that I used to know,

One says “run,” one says “stay,”

One just laughs when I walk away

Phone lights up but I let it die,

I don’t trust what’s on the other side,

Every text feels like a test—

Who’s watching me through the glass in my chest?

Pre-Chorus

Wait… did I say that twice?

Rewind me, I’ll play it nice

Chorus

So I smile like I mean it

So I smile like I mean it

Cut the wires but they grow back in,

If I glitch just right, I fit right in—

Static crawling under my skin

Yeah I smile like I mean it

Yeah I smile like I mean it

Little cracks let the dark leak in,

Everybody loves a porcelain grin…

Til they see where I’ve been

Bridge

I can hear my heartbeat buffering,

Looping like it’s stuck on something,

If I break, will it set me free?

Or just turn me into what they see?

Hands on glass, but it pulls me through—

There’s another me that looks like you

Final Chorus

So I smile like I mean it

So I smile like I mean it

Teeth too sharp but I tuck ‘em in,

If I hold it long, I might not bend—

I’ll just snap and reset again

Yeah I smile like I mean it

Yeah I smile like I mean it

Say I’m fine ‘til I start to spin,

Everybody loves a hollow grin…

Guess I’ll wear it ‘til the end