## Verse 1
I practice my smile once more
"I'm fine" becomes my anthem
The words feel like such a chore
They ask how I've been lately
I tell them what they want to hear
"Never better, doing great"
As my truth just disappears
## Chorus
I'm shattered glass behind these eyes
A perfect picture from the outside
They see the mask I've carefully made
But broken inside, I slowly fade
Broken inside, I slowly fade
## Verse 2
Laughter rings at the table
I join in right on cue
My voice sounds so convincing
Even I believe it's true
But when the doors are closing
And the lights go dim and low
The pieces start to crumble
In ways they'll never know
## Chorus
I'm shattered glass behind these eyes
A perfect picture from the outside
They see the mask I've carefully made
But broken inside, I slowly fade
Broken inside, I slowly fade
## Rap Verse
Look, I'm living behind walls I built myself
Put my real feelings on the highest shelf
"You good?" they ask, I nod and say "I'm straight"
But inside I'm carrying so much weight
Practiced these lines so long they sound true
Got the whole world fooled on what I'm going through
Wake up, fake smile, repeat the same lie
While the real me's screaming somewhere deep inside
I'm the greatest actor that you'll ever meet
Oscar-worthy performance on these city streets
But the curtain's heavy and my arms are tired
Holding up this act while my soul's expired
Yeah, they see the surface, that's all they know
But underneath the current, the cracks still grow
If they saw the truth, would they even care?
Or just another burden they don't want to bear?
## Bridge
Would anyone notice
If I let the cracks show through?
Or am I too good at hiding
What I'm really going through?
This weight gets so much heavier
With every passing day
The smile grows more exhausting
But it's easier this way
## Final Chorus
I'm shattered glass behind these eyes
A perfect picture from the outside
They see the mask I've carefully made
But broken inside, I slowly fade
Maybe someday I'll be brave
And let them see I need to be saved
'Til then I'll say "I'm doing fine"
While broken inside