[Intro — distant ringing, whispered vocals]
I saw it in the doorway.
It was smiling at me.
[Verse 1 — restrained clean vocals]
A stranger’s fear beneath the lights,
A room that held its breath that night.
You said the things you saw weren’t there—
Then wore that grin like you didn’t care.
Now every face I pass looks wrong,
Every quiet room hums your song.
I close my eyes; it’s waiting still,
A painted promise against my will.
[Pre-Chorus — rising tension, extreme vocals]
IT’S IN THE GLASS!
IT’S IN THE CROWD!
I HEAR IT LAUGHING
WHEN THERE’S NO SOUND!
[Chorus — haunting clean vocals, heavy guitars]
That smile stays when the lights go out,
It wears my face, it knows my doubt.
I run from the room, but it follows me—
A perfect grin where no joy should be.
If I tell the truth, will you believe?
Or see that same thing looking through me?
That smile stays.
It’s waiting underneath.
[Breakdown — abrupt stop-start riffs]
[Extreme vocals]
DON’T LOOK!
[Silence]
DON’T BLINK!
[Impact]
IT’S CLOSER
THAN YOU THINK!
[Verse 2 — tense clean vocals, dissonant strings]
I trace the pattern, count the days,
But every answer shifts its shape.
The ones before me left no proof—
Just one last story no one knew.
I hear my own voice call my name;
The mirror answers just the same.
I try to smile, to break the spell—
It smiles back better than myself.
[Pre-Chorus — extreme vocals, building]
IT’S IN THE GLASS!
IT’S IN THE CROWD!
I HEAR IT LAUGHING
INSIDE ME NOW!
[Chorus — larger, layered vocals]
That smile stays when the lights go out,
It wears my face, it knows my doubt.
I run from the room, but it follows me—
A perfect grin where no joy should be.
If I tell the truth, will you believe?
Or see that same thing looking through me?
That smile stays.
It’s waiting underneath.
[Bridge — piano, whispered vocals, gradual build]
Maybe it feeds on what we hide.
Maybe it waits until we’re alone.
I’ve told you everything I know—
So why does your face look like its own?
[Final Breakdown — crushing, choppy riffs]
[Extreme vocals]
I KNOW YOU SEE IT!
[Silence]
I KNOW YOU DO!
[Impact]
DON’T LET IT
SMILE THROUGH YOU!
[Final Chorus — full band, desperate clean vocals]
That smile stays when the lights go out,
It wears my face, it knows my doubt.
I ran from the room, but it followed me—
A perfect grin where no joy should be.
If I tell the truth, will you believe?
Or see that same thing looking through me?
That smile stays—
And now it’s wearing me.
[Outro — ringing fades, whispered vocals]
Don’t look in the mirror.
It’s already smiling.
