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Fake It Till You Break
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Intro
Another morning, painting on that smile Coffee tastes like rust, been faking for a while Dashboard glow on a half-tanked dream Scrolling through a life that ain’t what it seems
Verse 1
Mirror throws back that rehearsed old grin Drag my tired eyes, let the play begin Phone lights up with a highlight reel But none of those faces know how I feel Posting the sunsets, cropping out the mess No one sees the riot pounding in my chest Toothpaste foam swirling down that drain Tighten up the tie, hide the growing strain
Pre-chorus 1
The edges are fraying, the cracks in my show How much longer till I overload?
Chorus 1
Fake it till you break, till the walls fall down Feel the real fire shaking up this town Sing it till, the raw truth sound Fake it till you break, then turn it around Break! Hey! Break! Now! No more pretending, burn the plastic down
Verse 2
Forced laughs in corners, small talk parade I’m choking on the jokes that I never made Ice in my glass rings a warning bell Standing in a heaven that feels like hell Trends come and vanish in a neon flood But the weight in my chest doesn’t wash like mud Handshakes steady but my pulse runs fast Playing a stranger in my own broadcast
Pre-chorus 2
The edges are screaming, the seams start to glow How much longer till I just blow?
Verse 3
I’m the cracked black screen in your restless hand I watch you rewrite pain so it looks on-brand You scroll past your own eyes begging for sleep Turn your storms into moments you’ll never keep You tap little hearts while your own runs thin You mute every thought that’s screaming within I glow all night while your dreams run late I know every truth that you decorate
Verse 4
Sitting on a curb where the streetlights bleed City air tastes like metal and need That “I’m fine” story, getting paper-thin I whisper to the dark, “Will I let me in?” Taxi lights smear like a tired parade I count every promise to myself I’ve delayed One lonely breath in the freezing air Feels more like truth than a thousand prayers
Bridge 1
If I drop this script, will the room go cold? If I say I’m scared, will you still hold? Is there someone out there who knows this ache Of smiling for a life that your heart can’t take? NO MORE
Verse 5
I walk back home with my collar undone Let the rain wash lines that I used to run Text a real friend, “I’m not okay” Hear “Me too” echo on the other end of the day Office lights hum but I drop that shield Say what I feel, not what plays in the field One shaky breath, but it still comes out That’s the quiet spark that becomes a shout
Bridge 2
You’re not alone in the weight you hide We’re all one truth from the other side Hands in the air for the hearts off-track If you fell today, you can still come back
Chorus
Fake it till you break, let the old self drown Feel the real fire lighting up this town Sing it together, tear the silence down Fake it till you break, we’re rising now Break! Hey! Break! Now! This is the real us, hear it loud right now Break! Hey! Beat-cut line: “This is where the mask falls down”
Outro
The break is the spark where the real heart wakes No more living life as a borrowed face
Inside the recording
Another morning, painting on that smile Coffee tastes like rust, been faking for a while
The edges are fraying, the cracks in my show How much longer till I overload?
The break is the spark where the real heart wakes No more living life as a borrowed face
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Published facts.
- Release date of this source
- March 20, 2026
- This source on YouTube · Eastern
- March 19, 2026
- Playlist addition · Eastern
- March 20, 2026
- Duration
- 6:40
- YouTube views
- 66
- Catalog source video ID
- r-Nt0iZwku8
Original Music Diary
Where this song entered the catalog.
- Release type
- Single
- Date added
- February 21, 2026
- Status
- live