[Intro – soft, melodic, pads & ambient plucks] --- [Verse 1 – intimate, emotional] Scrolling through the highlight reels, Everyone’s in love, everyone’s healed. But my mirror shows the cracks I hide, I just learned to find the better light. Smiling wide in every frame, Hiding hurt behind my name, Tell the world “I’m doing fine,” But it’s all a clever lie this time. --- [Pre-Chorus – build begins, percussion rising] I smile, then I fade, Crop the truth away, Every picture perfect lie I’ve made… --- [Chorus – full energy release] These are the things we don’t post, The nights we’re losing hope, The tears we hide behind a thousand likes. These are the things we don’t show, The stories no one knows, But they’re the ones that make us feel alive. [Hook – vocal chop] d-don’t post… don’t show… d-don’t post… don’t show… --- [Break 1 – instrumental / vocal chops] [Drop hits — emotional synth lead carrying the “don’t post” vocal chop. Reverb-heavy atmosphere. Subtle beat returns halfway] --- [Verse 2 – slightly stronger vocal tone] Heart emoji over empty hearts, Filters cover up the broken parts. “I’m okay,” yeah, that’s the line, But the truth bleeds through between the lines. Every share’s another mask, Another way to never ask, If anyone can really see The part of me that’s underneath. --- [Pre-Chorus – build again, more emotion] I smile, then I fade, Crop the pain away, Even shadows need the light someday… --- [Chorus – anthemic version] These are the things we don’t post, The nights we’re losing hope, The tears we hide behind a thousand likes. These are the things we don’t show, The parts we never own, But they’re the ones that make us feel alive. [Hook – chopped vocal with layered harmony] d-don’t post… don’t show… d-don’t post… don’t show… --- [Bridge – emotional break / quiet moment] [soft, stripped down] All the faces in the glow, Are we lonely, don’t we know? If I let the truth unfold… Would you still love what’s real, not what I show? [beat fades out, silence — then re-entry build] --- [Final Chorus – euphoric, full production] These are the things we don’t post, The nights we need you most, The tears that prove we’re human deep inside. These are the things we don’t show, The pain that helps us grow, But they’re the ones that make us feel alive. [Final Drop – extended outro] d-don’t post… don’t show… d-don’t post… don’t show… [Melodic outro riff with emotional synth lead, ending on a soft reverb tail]

Things we don’t post