Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I pack your plate first
Before I take a bite
I say I’m fine, babe
While I split my nights
Your bad days land here
Like rain on my roof
I wear the soft face
You never get the truth
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep the cracks sealed
Smile through the strain
Hold the whole house up
While I take the pain
[Chorus]
Paper smile, paper smile
I wear it all day long
Paper smile, paper smile
To keep you feeling strong
I give you all my gold
I leave my pocket cold
Paper smile, paper smile
And mine stays folded
[Verse 2]
I laugh at your joke
Even when I’m spent
I nod at your dreams
Till my own dreams bent
You shine in the room
I stand in the back
Make room for your rain
While my heart turns black
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep the cracks sealed
Smile through the strain
Hold the whole house up
While I take the pain
[Chorus]
Paper smile, paper smile
I wear it all day long
Paper smile, paper smile
To keep you feeling strong
I give you all my gold
I leave my pocket cold
Paper smile, paper smile
And mine stays folded
[Bridge]
One day the mirror
Called my name out loud
Said, “You can’t pour out
What you never allow”
So I took one breath
Let the mask come loose
Told the quiet truth
I’m tired of the use
[Final Chorus]
Paper smile, paper smile
I wore it all day long
Paper smile, paper smile
Till I forgot my song
I gave you all my gold
I left my pocket cold
Paper smile, paper smile
Now watch it fall apart
Style
ambient pop-rock and post-punk hybrid with half-time 808 drumslo-fi basssoft piano riffstense guitar swellsand choir lift in the choruses; verses stay intimate with close-mic vocal and sparse bandpre-chorus strips to piano and low vocal harmonieschorus opens wide with stacked choir doubles and gritty guitar hitsbridge drops to dark ambient texture before a final chorus surge. bright but heavy mixmoody and cinematic with dusty low end and punchy drums.dark ambientlowsoftrockpost-punkhappypopambientenglish
Prompt
Keeping the ones you love happy at the cost of sacrificing your own happiness! Soft piano riffs, choir, guitar riffs, drops, dark ambient, ambient pop/rock, 808 drums and low-fi bass, band, post-punk
Credits
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AkDiscoWiz907
AkDiscoWiz907GeneratedMay 6, 2026
ModelZona