walls

Verse 1:
I have missed calls from my best friend,
Watched them ring and let them die,
Not because I dont love her,
but because I couldn’t swallow the lie

Pre-Chorus:
And I know what she’d tell me,
If I ever said it out loud,
But the words all feel hollow
, When you're already drowning out the sound.

Chorus:
So I learnt how to make it look easy,
How to joke before they ask,
How to turn a conversation
and show the required mask.
So I say the required lines
And hope they don’t see through
All that I am hiding
Behind the good thanks and you?

Verse 2:
They say that I seem happy,
Like it's something they can prove,
But they only know the version
That I choose to let them view.

Pre-Chorus:
And I know what they’d tell me,
If I ever said it out loud,
But the advice feels borrowed
When it’s coming out there’s mouths.

Chorus:
So i make it look easy,
How to joke before they ask,
How to turn a conversation
and show the required mask.
I know the required lines
And hope they don’t see through
The smile that I am showing
To what was actually true

Bridge:
Maybe that's the funny thing,
I can see it plain as day,
Watch the walls begin to crack
Then convince myself they're safe.
I know exactly what I'd tell
Someone else if they were me,
I just can't seem to take the advice
As easily as I speak.

Chorus:
So I know that it's not easy,
That I shouldn't joke when they ask,
Shouldn't turn a conversation,
Or put on the required mask.
I don't need to learn the lines,
Or hope they don’t see through,
I know exactly what I’m doing, 
so I am good thanks, how are you?

Indy or alternative, it’s a song about someone who knows they are struggling and not letting people in but they can’t help but do it anyway , Indie Pop, alto Female Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Introspective, Melancholic