(Verse 1)
I’m the static on your darkened screen
Broken laughs no one hears anymore
My hair covers half my face it seems
To hide that I don’t know who I was before
Cell phone glow lights up my skin so pale
Every photo saved is a dream I never chased
I paint my lips in shades of gray and fail
To stand out from this room I can’t escape
(Pre-Chorus 1)
And I know they’re all watching from the other side
Judging my style, saying it’s just a show
But they don’t know each stroke is a fight
Against the fear of being invisible, fading slow
(Chorus)
Ink arrows painted on my eyes
My heart’s a glitch in the wire
I don’t want to be the same, but still I compare my ways
This style is my only truth and fire
Ink arrows leaving trails behind
Every snip of hair is a scream I’ve locked inside
I don’t seek perfection, just to be my own creation
In this world of copies and lies
(Verse 2)
Blue lights glow in an empty space
My shadow dances solo to the beat
Each makeup line is a connecting trace
To where I finally feel complete
I play songs that speak of all my pain
Write verses in a book no one will read
My worn-out boots hit the floor again
Like a compass showing where I need to lead
(Pre-Chorus 2)
And I know there are girls who look just like me
Asking ‘bout the filter, how to make it right
But what matters isn’t looking identically
It’s finding your place in this style, shining bright
(Chorus)
Ink arrows painted on my eyes
My heart’s a glitch in the wire
I don’t want to be the same, but still I compare my ways
This style is my only truth and fire
Ink arrows leaving trails behind
Every snip of hair is a scream I’ve locked inside
I don’t seek perfection, just to be my own creation
In this world of copies and lies
(Bridge)
It’s not a mask – it’s my new skin
Every feature’s a note in my song
Speakers’ noise is my voice rising again
Saying what I never could say all along
I look in the mirror and don’t know that girl
Who trembled when she spoke in class back then
Now I’m fire,
