Lies like Shields

I laugh at the jokes, play my part

Hide the cracks inside my heart

They say I seem just like before

But they don't see the closing door

I nod, I smile, I say I'm fine

Bite my tongue and fake the shine

If they knew, it'd break them too

So I bury the truth...

Smiles like armor, lies like shields

Lock it away so it won't be real

They don't need to see the scars

So I keep my pain behind the stars

I can't let them feel this weight

So I smile, I laugh, I say I'm okay

Every night the silence creeps

Whispers all the things I keep

But in the light, I wear the mask

No one ever thinks to ask

I nod, I smile, I say I'm fine

Bite my tongue and fake the shine

If they knew, it'd break them too

So I bury the truth...

Smiles like armor, lies like shields

Lock it away so it won't be real

They don't need to see the scars

So I keep my pain behind the stars

I can't let them feel this weight

So I smile, I laugh, I say I'm okay

Maybe one day I'll break

Maybe one day I'll say

But tonight, I'll play the role

Pretend I'm whole, pretend I'm whole...

Smiles like armor, lies like shields

Lock it away so it won't be real

They don't need to see the scars

So I keep my pain behind the stars

I can't let them feel this weight

So I smile, I laugh, I say I'm okay...

They don't need to know

They don't need to see

So I carry it alone

And I let them believe...