Smiles undone

Verse 1
 I laugh too loud in the hallway
 So no one hears me think
 I say “I’m fine” like it’s nothing
 But I’m closer than you think

I keep my phone in my pocket
Even though it doesn't hold your name
 Every time it starts buzzing
 My heart does the same

Because just maybe…

Pre-Chorus
 I practice being okay
 Like it’s something I should know
 But nobody ever taught me
 How to let you go

Chorus
 I smile for everyone
 Like nothing ever went wrong
 But every time you walk by
 I forget how to be strong

I act like I’ve moved on
 Like I’m better somehow
 But when I’m alone at night
 All my smiles fall down

Yeah, I’m fine in every crowd
 Till I’m by myself somehow
 I look so tough, so sure, so proud
 But you’re my smiles undone

Verse 2
 I still sit where you used to
 Like maybe you’ll come back
 Like one day you’ll just notice
 Everything we had

My friends say “you deserve better”
 Like that makes it hurt less
 If I’m being honest
 I just miss you, I guess

Pre-Chorus
 I scroll past all your pictures
 Like I don’t still care
 But every little memory
 Is still everywhere

Chorus
 I smile for everyone
 Like nothing ever went wrong
 But every time you walk by
 I forget how to be strong

I act like I’ve moved on
 Like I’m better somehow
 But when I’m alone at night
 All my smiles fall down

Yeah, I’m fine in every crowd
 Till I’m by myself somehow
 I look so tough, so sure, so proud
 But you’re my smiles undone

Bridge
 Maybe one day it won’t hurt
 When I hear your name
 Maybe I won’t blame myself
 For everything that changed

I don’t wanna fake forever
 I don’t wanna pretend
 I just wanna feel okay again

Final Chorus
 I’m done with smiling for everyone
 Like I’m made of stone
 I’m learning how to be okay
 On my own

I don’t have it figured out
 I’m still learning how to run
 From the thoughts that tear me down
 And leave my smiles undone

Outro
 I’m not broken, just learning
 How to be brave again
 One real smile at a time
 Till I find myself again

Just_a_writer

VT

13 years old

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