Plastic Smile Lyrics

I see you walking past me

Headphones on

You got these people always asking

How you doing

You lie to them and answer falsely

I'm doing fine

You've got a smile but it's plastic

It's plastic

No matter what you say I know you've been crying yourself your sleep

You try to pray but it seems like there's nobody listening

Gotta say don't get scared of much but I can't help but think

That one these days you gon look at life and choose to leave

You try to stand but you're falling to your knees

Got some friends but nobody knows your needs

Comprehend when you're praying earnestly

But can't depend on only silence answering

I compete with every voice inside my head

Telling me I can't compete with all the rest

They should exist to bring me peace but they instead

Screaming at me that I'm better off dead

Better left out where you can't hurt

Keep your real self kicked to the dirt

Don't derve hope it ain't for sure

That youll be here for tomorrow

You can barely breathe

Bout time that you take a breeze

You feel like you never break free

Could somebody get me peace

I see you walking past me

Headphones on

You got these people always asking

How you doing

You lie to them and answer falsely

I'm doing fine

You've got a smile but it's plastic

It's plastic

Look

Validation isn't from within

But I still there again and again

Upwards the only way to look

Unless it's down at the Holy Book

I get distracted tell myself to man up

That's well and good but I can barely stand up

Marching long to the beat of a drum

But it ain't mine I hope they ain't wrong

Been wearing me down walking past everybody the crowd

Surrounding cacophony silence is loud

I cover my ears though they don't make a sound

It's been unbearable all of this wait

Drawing my sword I've been challenging fate

It hits me again and again in the face

This more like a beatdown less of a race

I rage against the pain within

I can't remain the way I've been

This place replays the shame and sin

Feels like a blade upon my skin

I am walking past you

Headphones on

I've got these people always asking

How I'm doing

I lie to them and answer falsely

I'm doing fine

I've got a smile but it's plastic

It's plastic