Surface Smile

**Verse 1:** In the spotlight, I play the part, A crafted grin, a broken heart, Behind these eyes, a storm brews deep, While outwardly, I’m walking the path I can’t keep. **Pre-Chorus:** Every laugh is a lie I wear, A façade to mask the dark despair, A painted face in a crowded room, Hiding the echo of a silent gloom. **Chorus:** Smiling on the surface, while I suffer within, A mask of joy to conceal the pain I’m in, In this charade of light, the truth is blurred, Drowning in a sea of words unspoken, unheard. **Verse 2:** In every mirror, I see the guise, A reflection that deceives and belies, Behind the laughter, the light so thin, Is the silence of the struggles I’m trapped within. **Pre-Chorus:** Every gesture’s a calculated move, A shield to keep the anguish removed, The smile I wear is a well-crafted shield, Hiding the wounds that are never healed. **Chorus:** Smiling on the surface, while I suffer within, A mask of joy to conceal the pain I’m in, In this charade of light, the truth is blurred, Drowning in a sea of words unspoken, unheard. **Bridge:** In the quiet moments, I lose control, The surface cracks, revealing my soul, The pretense fades and the shadows creep, As the smile falters, the silence weeps. **Chorus:** Smiling on the surface, while I suffer within, A mask of joy to conceal the pain I’m in, In this charade of light, the truth is blurred, Drowning in a sea of words unspoken, unheard. **Outro:** As the mask falls and the smile decays, I’m left with the truth of a life’s malaise, In the wreckage of the façade I’ve built, I find the echoes of a sorrowful quilt.