Painted Smile

<intro>
Smear the red across my face,  
Hide the cracks the world can’t trace.  
Ha—ha—ha… *<laugh>*  
The mirror says, “You look alive,”  
But inside, I barely survive.  

<verse 1> (rap)
Every morning, same disguise,  
Paint the grin beneath my eyes.  
Crowds don’t care, they want the cheer,  
So I drown the doubt they’d never hear.  
Ha—ha—ha! *<laugh>*  
Smile wide, don’t let it slip,  
Hold the tears behind the lip.  

<pre-chorus> (sung)
They see color, I feel gray,  
A canvas cracked, I fade away.  

<chorus>
Painted smile, dripping down,  
I’m the king of every frown.  
Ha—ha—ha! *<laugh>*  
Clap for joy, but hear the cry,  
My laughter’s just a lullaby.  

<verse 2> (rap)
Under lights, my mask is glue,  
Keeps the world from seeing through.  
Every laugh’s a scar that stays,  
Echoes from my better days.  
Hee—hee—hee! *<laugh>*  
Can’t tell if I’m clown or ghost,  
Both wear makeup, both are hosts.  

<bridge> (spoken/sung, eerie)
Scrub the smile, it won’t erase,  
It’s carved into this broken face.  
Ha—ha—ha… *<laugh>*  
Underneath, I’m not the same,  
But no one laughs without my pain.  

<chorus>
Painted smile, dripping down,  
I’m the king of every frown.  
Ha—ha—ha—ha! *<laugh>*  
They cheer for light, I live in night,  
A clown who laughs to stay alive.  

<outro>
Smear the paint, the red runs thin,  
The joke’s on me — it always wins.  
Ha… *<laugh>*  
The curtain falls, the makeup fades,  
But the smile stays.

Dark pop • Trap rock • Emotional rap
Melancholy, haunted, self-aware
Evil and creepy