[Intro – soft, distant]
Yeah…
(oh yeah… mm)
I be actin’ like I’m good… but I ain’t…
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[Verse 1]
I’d rather act like I don’t care than talk about how I feel
Keep it all bottled up, yeah that’s just how I deal
You be askin’ what’s wrong, I just say “I’m chill”
But inside I’m breakin’ down, tryna keep it real (keep it real…)
I ain’t tryna argue, I just go ghost
Type to write a paragraph then delete it the most
You don’t even notice, guess I do the most
Play it like I’m heartless, but it hurt the most (yeah…)
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[Pre-Chorus]
I be smilin’ when I’m hurtin’ (hurtin’)
Say I’m fine, but it’s curtains (yeah)
You don’t read between the lines
So I just keep it inside…
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[Chorus]
I’d rather act like I’m cool (I’m cool)
Than tell you what you put me through (you through)
Play it off like I don’t mind
Even when you cross the line (line…)
I’d rather act like I’m straight (I’m straight)
Than let you see my heart break (heart break)
Yeah it’s easier to hide
All these feelings deep inside…
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[Verse 2]
You be thinkin’ I’m strong, nah I just don’t speak
Every time I open up, it get used on me
So I shut it down, now it’s hard to reach
Built these walls so high, you can’t see me (nah…)
I be peepin’ every move, I don’t say nothin’
But I feel everything, yeah it weigh on me
You be movin’ like I’m easy to replace or somethin’
So I play it like I’m good, like it ain’t on me
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[Pre-Chorus]
I be smilin’ when I’m hurtin’ (hurtin’)
Say I’m fine, but it’s curtains (yeah)
If I tell you what it is
You might switch, so I zip…
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[Chorus]
I’d rather act like I’m cool (I’m cool)
Than tell you what you put me through (you through)
Play it off like I don’t mind
Even when you cross the line (line…)
I’d rather act like I’m straight (I’m straight)
Than let you see my heart break (heart break)
Yeah it’s easier to hide
All these feelings deep inside…
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[Rap Verse – emotional but tough]
Yeah…
I don’t do the talkin’, I just move different
You be playin’ games, I just lose interest
Every time I cared, I got new distance
So now I act cold, yeah that’s new me (facts)
I ain’t tryna beg, I ain’t chasin’
If you can’t feel me, no explainin’
Had my heart open, now it vacant
Now I just vibe, no statements (nah…)
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[Outro – soft, fading]
I’d rather act like I don’t care…
(yeah…)
Than show you all my tears…
(mmm… yeah…)
I’d rather act like I’m cool…
Even when I’m breakin’… inside…