[Intro] Yeah Tiny circus in my chest Watch it [Verse 1] Woke up in a mood ring Teeth taste like last night's doubts Coffee in a chipped blue cup Staring my reflection down Crumbs on my notebook page Plans from a younger me Thought I'd have a gold-framed life Got a rented room and therapy (mm) Friends say "man, you doing fine" But they never met my brain It be doing backflips, cartwheels In a phone booth full of rain (hey!) Still I lace my quirks like shoes Step outside and crack a grin If the world gon' call me odd Might as well lean all the way in [Chorus] These are the sides of my smile Crooked and bright for a while Joking on the edge of a spiral Dancing in denial These are the sides of my smile Laughing but I'm walking that wire Half of me a mess, half fire Both of them in style (oh yeah) [Verse 2] Scroll past perfect breakfasts Matching outfits, ocean views I got laundry doing stand-up On a chair beside my shoes Mama asking "you eat yet?" I say "yeah" and change the theme Truth is, I just bite my tongue Chew on every little dream Some days I'm a head-nod hero Freestyling with my fear Turn my panic to a punchline All my ghosts start clapping here (clap) Other days I miss my exit Talk myself in quiet tones Whisper "you not just mistakes" Till the doubt walks out my bones [Pre-Chorus] I been saving every small win Like receipts inside my phone Proof that I been inching forward Even when I feel like stone [Chorus] These are the sides of my smile Crooked and bright for a while Joking on the edge of a spiral Dancing in denial These are the sides of my smile Laughing but I'm walking that wire Half of me a mess, half fire Both of them in style [Bridge] [Beat drops to soft drums and warm chords] Talk light to the kid I was Tell him, "yo, you more than grades" More than who just left your message More than how long love will stay If my heart play major, minor Let it clash, let it collide Every weird and aching color Painting on the same inside (woah) [Chorus] These are the sides of my smile Crooked and bright for a while Joking on the edge of a spiral Dancing in denial These are the sides of my smile Laughing but I'm walking that wire Half of me a mess, half fire Both of them in style [Outro] Yeah, these are the sides, all the sides If I ever lose my grin, rewind Hear the joke wrapped around the ache Watch me bend, not break (hey)

rap, Playful jazz-hop with male vocals; swung drums with off-kilter percussion and quirky extended-key chords on keys and guitar. Verses stay nimble and conversational, bass walking under tight hats; chorus blooms with stacked harmonies, brighter chord voicings, and a slightly wider stereo image. Bridge strips to brushed kit and piano before a final, bigger hook and ad-libbed outro., emotional, dynamic, jazzy, hip-hop, playful

Sides of My Smile