LAUGH FOR YOU

Chorus

Still smiling through the mess I made

Holding on while the colors fade

Promises slipping right through my hands

But I’m laughing for you, you understand

Post-Chorus

Oh, oh, oh

Hey, hey, hey

Oh, oh, oh

Chasing better days

Verse 2

Broken pieces in my pockets, still I move ahead

Sometimes I think of quitting, but I fake a joke instead

They say the world should weigh me down, but I just let it pass

Carrying hope for everybody, wishing that it lasts

Pre-Chorus

Looking in the mirror, nothing new to find

Angry at the pressure, still I call it mine

Brighter if I show you I can take the fall

As long as you’re happy, I can lose it all

Chorus

Still smiling through the mess I made

Holding on while the colors fade

Promises slipping right through my hands

But I’m laughing for you, you understand

Post-Chorus

Oh, oh, oh

Hey, hey, hey

Oh, oh, oh

Chasing better days

Bridge

I trade my gold for laughter, let shadows take my crown

Silent in my splendor, I'll hold when you break down

Ashes in the morning, burdens in the night

I’m singing for the weary so they remember light

Verse 3

Weight of ancient wishes written in my chest

Armor made of patience, anger unconfessed

I walk this crooked kingdom, smile through the storm

For every heart beside me, I keep my edges worn

Pre-Chorus

Running out of fairy tales people like to tell

Still I find a reason, still I wear it well

Rivers of believing washing over pain

If I can keep you laughing, I’ll gladly take the strain

Chorus

Still smiling through the mess I made

Holding on while the colors fade

Promises slipping right through my hands

But I’m laughing for you, you understand

Post-Chorus

Oh, oh, oh

Hey, hey, hey

Oh, oh, oh

Chasing better days

Outro

Footsteps echo softer, peace behind the grind

Used to chase a promise I could never quite define

Stories in my silence, thunder in my chest

Even if it’s breaking, I still wish you rest

Refrain

Laugh for you, cry for you, still I wear a grin

Blessings in the holding on, courage in the thin

Dirt beneath my fingers, honor in the dust

Carry what I carry, do it all for us