Fake Smile ~ Original Song

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"Smile, just, smile.
I know you can feel the anxiety in your throat,
but hold your hands just for a little while,
Maybe you just need a new sense of style?"
I hear these in my head but smile it off like a joke.

I know it's not right,
I should be doing what makes me happy.
I shouldn't do what other people like,
I should be me, I should just stop putting up a fight!
But when I do, I feel crappy.

I'll give a fake smile to make a person's day,
I'll give a fake laugh while I disappear.
All that matters is that everyone else's alright,
That's just the way I am,
I'll keep a fake smile and do the best I can.

Some people can be so easygoing,
others are harder to figure out.
I've always grown up keeping busy knowing
how everyone is, but I'm not showing
how I am feeling left out.

Show me just a little compassion,
This is what I've only know all of my life.
I'm the one left out of the action,
out of the loop and
I just know you could cut it with a knife.

I'll give a fake smile to make a person's day,
I'll give a fake laugh while I disappear.
All that matter's is that everyone else's alright.
That's just the way I am,
I'll keep a fake smile and do the best I can.

You don't see the tears,
You don't have my fears.
As soon as you see it,
I'll shut you out,
I know this without a doubt.

Oh, I'll give a fake smile to make a person's day,
I'll give a fake laugh while I disappear.
All that matters is that everyone else's alright.
That's just the way
Oh, that's the who I am,
I'll keep my fake smile and do the best I can.

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