Glass Mask

[Verse 1] Another morning, another mirror check I pull the corners of my lips until they ache Fix my collar, hide the bruises on my neck Just a perfect performance for the sake of the fake They ask me how I’m doing, I say 'I’m feeling great' While my pulse is racing, fighting off the weight I’m a master of the silence, a pro at the lie Watching the world go by through a hollow eye. [Chorus] I smile when it hurts, yeah, it’s a lethal art Keeping all the shadows locked inside my heart They see the gold, they don’t see the rust Building up a kingdom on a pile of dust I’m drowning in the shallow, burning in the cold Selling my truth just to keep the story told I smile when it hurts, let the curtain fall I’m the loneliest king behind the garden wall. [Verse 2] I walk through the crowd, I’m a ghost in the light Sipping on poison just to make it through the night My laughter echoes, but it doesn't reach the soul I’m paying the price for the role that I stole They love the man they think they know so well But they’ve never seen the bottom of my personal hell I keep the lights dim, keep the phone on mute ’Cause the truth is a weapon that I can’t refute. [Verse 3] I’m tired of the posing, tired of the stage Reading the lines from a torn-out page I want to scream, but the sound gets caught In the web of the misery that I have bought My reflection is a stranger, a face I don’t own Sitting on a throne made of sharpened stone Nobody notices the cracks in the glass They just wait for the moment for the shadows to pass. [Chorus] I smile when it hurts, yeah, it’s a lethal art Keeping all the shadows locked inside my heart They see the gold, they don’t see the rust Building up a kingdom on a pile of dust I’m drowning in the shallow, burning in the cold Selling my truth just to keep the story told I smile when it hurts, let the curtain fall I’m the loneliest king behind the garden wall. [Bridge] Can you feel the vibration of a heart that’s stalled? Can you hear the echo when my name is called? I’m tired of hiding, I’m tired of the pace But I’m terrified of showing you this tired, broken face Just one crack, and the whole thing breaks How much more of this can a human take? [Outro] I smile when it hurts. Yeah, I’m still smiling. Even when the floor falls out. Even when the dark moves in. Just a smile. Just a lie. Goodbye.