Peace Over Performance

I don’t need your stage, I don’t need your lights

Don’t need applause to sleep at night

No painted grin, no cheap disguise

I’d rather be real than be liked for lies

You play the part, I’ll play the truth

While you rehearse, I’m just being proof

Of someone who won’t bend or break

For a seat at a table that’s clearly fake

I’d rather stand still in a quiet room

Than dance for a crowd just to feel approved

No circus show, no juggling act

I want peace — and I’m good with that

Call me weird, yeah I’ve heard it before

But I sleep just fine behind my own door

So say what you want — I’ve got nothing to prove

I won’t perform just to fit in with you

The circus is loud, full of smoke and spin

Everyone’s smiling but breaking within

I’d take silence over the lies you sell

I’d take lonely over losing myself

You chase claps, I chase the truth

You wear a mask, I’ve got the proof

That I can breathe without their stage

Peace of mind over center page

I’d rather stand still in a quiet room

Than dance for a crowd just to feel approved

No circus show, no juggling act

I want peace — and I’m good with that

Call me weird, yeah I’ve heard it before

But I sleep just fine behind my own door

So say what you want — I’ve got nothing to prove

I won’t perform just to fit in with you

Call me strange, call me a ghost

But I won’t trade truth for a viral post

I’d rather be clear, I’d rather be free

Than a copy of someone they want me to be

I’d rather stand still in a quiet room

Than dance for a crowd just to feel approved

No circus show, no juggling act

I want peace — and I’m proud of that

Call me weird, yeah, that’s my vibe

At least I don’t have to hide

So take your script, I’m writing mine too

I won’t perform just to fit in with you