My Song - Smiles Ain’t Always Real

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I smile when they ask me how I’ve been
Say, “I’m alright,” though I’m breaking from within
It’s easier to lie than explain this weight
They don't see the storm I just say, "I'm late"

I laugh at jokes, even when I feel hollow
Pretend I’m okay so they don’t have to follow
Me down this road where the shadows stay
Where hope feels miles and miles away

I keep moving like nothin’s wrong
But some days, it’s hard to just stay strong
It’s not that I wanna hide from the light
I’m just tired of fighting every night

Smiles ain’t always real, sometimes they’re just a shield
Behind every grin’s a wound that never healed
I’ve been carrying pain like it’s part of me now
But nobody asks, and I wouldn’t know how
To say I’m not fine, that I’m scared to feel
So I smile, yeah but it ain’t always real

Some nights I stare at the ceiling and wonder
If silence is safer than talking through thunder
Cause every time I open up, I feel exposed
Like people only love the me they think they know

There’s a version of me that’s easy to cheer
But the real me cries alone with the mirror
I’ve got memories I never unpacked
And voices from the past I still hear in the back

"You’re not enough." "You’re weak." "You’ll fall."
Words like anchors been dragging them all
Still I show up, still I smile through pain
Even when the tears hide in the rain

I ain’t looking for pity or praise
I’m just trying to find peace in these days
Trying to be kind to myself for once
That’s a war I’ve never really won

Smiles ain’t always real, sometimes they’re just a shield
Behind every grin’s a wound that never healed
I’ve been carrying pain like it’s part of me now
But nobody asks, and I wouldn’t know how
To say I’m not fine, that I’m scared to feel
So I smile, yeah but it ain’t always real

But I’ve met people who feel like me
Walking through fire quietly
And I’ve seen the strength it takes to stay
When your heart’s been breaking every day

Maybe we're not broken, just bruised
And maybe there's more than just losing or choose
Maybe the fight is the proof we’re alive
Even if it hurts just to survive

So if you feel like you’re faking too
Like nobody really sees the truth in you
I want you to know, you’re not alone
This pain, this ache it’s deeply known

You don’t have to smile today if it’s too much
You don’t have to speak if it feels too rough
Just breathe. That’s enough for now.
Yeah, just breathe. That’s enough somehow.

Smiles ain’t always real, sometimes they’re just a shield
Behind every grin’s a wound that never healed
But I’m learning to feel, to give it a name
And slowly forgive myself for the shame
It’s okay to not be okay and still heal
So I smile, this time maybe it's real

We all got stories behind our eyes
And not all pain makes a sound
Sometimes just staying here
Is the bravest thing you’ve done today

So if I smile tomorrow, don’t just believe
Ask me how I’m really doing and maybe I’ll speak
Cause smiles ain’t always real
But healing can be



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