[Verse 1]
Wake up, cracked screen, same ceiling
Tap glass, chase ghosts through the feed
Don't blink, they selling me a feeling
So clean, but it don't fit my teeth
Tight jaw, keep scrolling through the wreckage
Blue glow paints halos on the floor
They cheer for a highlight reel I edited
But the cut scenes hurt me more
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah I dress up all my damage
Call it style, call it habit (uh)
If they only saw the attic in my head
Stacked boxes, all the panic
[Chorus]
So I fake it
Smiles like stage lights, burning my face
Can’t escape it
Every cheer just echoes in space
If the whole world loves this version I made
Will they ever want the part that breaks?
So I fake it
'Cause I’m scared there’s nothing to save (yeah, yeah)
[Verse 2]
Laugh track plays over my silence
They clap every time that I bend
Gold teeth, cheap crown on a tyrant
I'm king of the lie I defend
Ink stains on the list of my successes
Each win feels heavy on my chest
Trade sleep for a screenshot blessing
Still wake up feeling less
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah I airbrush all my memories
Make the mess look cinematic (oh)
If they only saw the static in my blood
How it hums, how it’s manic
[Chorus]
So I fake it
Smiles like stage lights, burning my face
Can’t escape it
Every cheer just echoes in space
If the whole world loves this version I made
Will they ever want the part that breaks?
So I fake it
'Cause I’m scared there’s nothing to save
[Bridge]
Rip the mask
Leave it on the floor, let it crack (hey)
All this glass
Cutting through the image I cast
If I scream
Will I lose the kingdom I built?
Or find one friend
Who can hold the weight of my guilt?
[Chorus]
So I fake it
Smiles like stage lights, burning my face
Can’t escape it
Every cheer just echoes in space
If the whole world loves this version I made
Would you stay when all the colors fade?
If I break it
Maybe that’s the only way I’m saved (oh-oh)