[Intro]
Soft glow, a filtered dawn in monochrome
I smile on cue while the room goes wrong
[Verse 1]
Behind the screen, I’m wearing a silver mask
Perfect captions, flawless threads, a crafted task
Notifications light the corner of my doubt
Real life whispers, but I keep scrolling out
[Pre-Chorus]
If I pause, the dust will spill like rain
If I breathe, the screen will crack my name
[Chorus]
Hold the pose, while the world falls apart in real time
Hide the ache, behind a bright, curated shine
Say I’m fine, in the story that I tell
But the quiet breaks when I log off and fail
[Verse 2]
Inbox full of echoes, everyone’s got it clean
I stain the edges with the mess I’ve never seen
Filters on the sorrow, captions gild the pain
I’m not okay, but I post anyway again
[Pre-Chorus]
If I pause, the truth will flood the frame
If I pause, I’m closer to the same
[Chorus]
Hold the pose, while the world falls apart in real time
Hide the ache, behind a bright, curated shine
Say I’m fine, in the story that I tell
But the quiet breaks when I log off and fail
[Bridge]
Pull the curtain, let the thunder in
Step outside, feel the weather sting
Maybe then I’ll learn to breathe in public or private
That I’m more than a glow on a screen that’s thin and fragile
[Chorus]
Hold the pose, while the world falls apart in real time
Hide the ache, behind a bright, curated shine
Say I’m fine, in the story that I tell
But the quiet breaks when I log off and fail
[Outro]
When the light goes dim, I’ll own the cracks I hide
Until then, I’ll post my truth in a blue-lit sky
