Persona

I built this face from borrowed lines

Stitched it clean so you'd call it mine

But every smile's a silent scream

And every nod's a severed dream

You love the version that I faked

But I'm the fracture, not the shape

I'm not your version of me

Not the ghost you wanted to see

I'm the fire you put out

The scream you twisted into doubt

Persona's cracking at the seams

I won't collapse to fit your dreams

You quoted me like scripture, wrong

Twisted my ache into your song

I watched my name become a brand

While I forgot how to stand

You framed my pain to fit your scene

But I outgrew your scripted dream

I'm not your version of me

Not the ghost you wanted to see

I'm the fire you put out

The scream you twisted into doubt

Persona's cracking at the seams

I won't collapse to fit your dreams

I whisper lies to keep the peace

But silence taught me how to scream

I'm not your version of me

Not the ghost you wanted to see

I'm the fire you put out

The scream you twisted into doubt

Persona's dead, I lit the fuse

Now I wear the scars I choose