Knife Beneath My Smile

I learned to smile through my anger
To say thank you while bleeding inside
That's how I was raised
To swallow what I feel

Beneath every veneer
Lives a beast that no one wanted

I have a knife beneath my smile
Saved for when I explode
Every year I swallowed my fury
One day it'll come out

Every compliment is a mask
Every “I'm fine” is a lie
I was trained to please
While inside I was losing my mind

Beneath every veneer
Lives a beast that no one wanted

I have a knife beneath my smile
Saved for when I explode
Every year I swallowed my rage
One day it'll come out

Don't shut me up
Or I'll use my hands to exist

I have a knife beneath my smile
Saved for when I explode
Every year I swallowed my rage
One day it'll come out