[Intro]
Shadows crawl along the wall, a pulse beneath the skin
A wilder heartbeat slides between the grin and the sin
[Verse 1]
I hear your footsteps in the dark, sparks in a tethered heart
The lights go out, the walls bleed red, I trace you in the dark
I didn’t mean to wear this mask, I wasn’t born to stay
But every time you try to run, I chase you anyway
There’s something twisted in my mind, a secret I can't tell
A broken truth I cannot hide, behind this hollow smile that swells
My face is smiling… can’t you see? I’m breaking from the seam
Something dies beneath the grin I wear, a ripened, jagged dream
[Chorus]
Smile for me… smile for me…
Even if you’re scared of what you see
Run from me… hide from me…
You’ll still be part of my memory
Smile for me… smile for me…
I’m not what I was meant to be
My teeth are sharp… my soul is torn…
A broken smile is all I’ve worn…
[Verse 2]
The cages opened, I came through, and now I shadow you
Your fear tastes sweet, your silence loud, I hear your breath pursue
I tried to speak, I tried to cry, but monsters don’t get asked why
So now I laugh to hide the pain, and chase you down the sky
[Bridge]
In the mirror, I am torn, a carnival of sighs
A haunted carnival of teeth and tears where longing dies
[Chorus]
Smile for me… smile for me…
Even if you’re scared of what you see
Run from me… hide from me…
You’ll still be part of my memory
Smile for me… smile for me…
I’m not what I was meant to be
My teeth are sharp… my soul is torn…
A broken smile is all I’ve worn…
[Outro]
So I laugh, I lurk, I linger on the edge of your night
Until you surrender to the grin that drinks your light
