I’ve been caught in a cage of my own damn pain Every smile I fake is a link in the chain Tears in the dark, screams I can’t release Drowning in silence, but I won’t find peace So I lie through my teeth, praying for some ease They think I'm strong, they think I'm fine But inside I'm cracking, every damn time Bruises don’t fade when they’re carved on your soul So I build my walls, let no one know This is my reckoning, this is my curse Every word I spit just makes it worse I'm stuck in a cycle of hiding my cries When the truth’s too heavy, I'm living in lies No one sees the pain behind these bloodshot eyes Telling the truth is just suicide People don’t care about the demons inside So I play my part, wear this goddamn mask All these questions, don’t even ask 'Cause if I crack, I won’t ever come back They think I'm strong, they think I'm fine But my heart’s just dying, line after line Scars that run deep never truly heal So I hide behind stories that I know aren’t real This is my reckoning, this is my curse Every word I spit just makes it worse I'm stuck in a cycle of hiding my cries When the truth’s too heavy, I'm living in lies No one sees the pain behind these bloodshot eyes If honesty’s a weapon, then I’ll keep it sheathed 'Cause the truth is a bullet that makes me bleed I’d rather be damned than let them see All the hell that’s been eating at me This is my reckoning, this is my curse Every word I spit just makes it worse I'm stuck in a cycle of hiding my cries When the truth’s too heavy, I'm living in lies No one sees the pain behind these bloodshot eyes So I’ll keep lying, yeah, I’ll keep hiding ‘Cause showing the truth means giving up fighting This is my reckoning, my personal hell Locked in my secrets, no one to tell