Bright Mask

[Intro] Wiring my smiles in perfect light Polished photos, late-night typing The screen hums soft in a private room Where the truth is quiet, the heart is typing [Verse 1] Behind the filter, a morning gray, routine coffee, same old day I stitch my persona, bright and bold, a legendary life I’ve never sold Numbers rise like a rising tide, but in the mirror I don’t recognize A thousand fans in virtual air, while real breaths feel thin and spare [Chorus] This crafted glow is what I know A shining mask for a softer show I chase the spark that doesn’t stay, while living whispers fade away If I could trade a breath, just once, for something truer in the sun [Verse 2] I edit flaws into a perfect frame, delete the sighs that set me tame My mornings ring with empty noise, a chorus owned by a distant voice The comments bloom, they praise my craft, but offstage I’m half-of-me, half-baffled draft Yet every post feels like a tiny home, where I’m not alone but still alone [Pre-Chorus] One more like, one more share, a virtual kiss to prove I’m there [Chorus] This crafted glow is what I know A shining mask for a softer show I chase the spark that doesn’t stay, while living whispers fade away If I could trade a breath, just once, for something truer in the sun [Bridge] Somewhere between the edits and the sighs, I hear a secret in the quiet lies If I step away, would the world still glow, or would I finally learn to grow? [Chorus] This crafted glow is what I know A shining mask for a softer show I chase the spark that doesn’t stay, while living whispers fade away If I could trade a breath, just once, for something truer in the sun [Outro] I’ll lay down the sparkle, lift up the real, hope the breath I trade feels more than ideal Till then I balance on a bright-lit line, where fantasy and ordinary souls combine