Static Smile

Battery heart, digital grin
Signal strong but dead within
Programmed warmth, rehearsed delight
Flicker fading every night

Static crawling through my veins
Pretty face but overloaded brain
Every laugh slightly delayed
Like a glitch I can't evade

Hold the frame
Don't let it drop
Keep the signal at the top

I'm holding on to a static smile
Frozen in denial
Every second on display
Feels mechanical and vile
If the signal dies tonight
Will anyone stay a while?
Or just scroll past my static smile

Compliments like flashing lights
Short-term highs and endless nights
Validation on repeat
Heartbeat skipping every beat

Noise inside
Growing loud
Drowning in a silent crowd

I'm holding on to a static smile
Frozen in denial
Every second on display
Feels mechanical and vile
If the signal dies tonight
Will anyone stay a while?
Or just scroll past my static smile

Cut the wire
Kill the feed
I am more than what you see
Shatter every pixel lie
Let the real me amplify

No more static smile
No more fake denial
Every fracture amplified
Breaking through the dial
If the signal dies tonight
Let the silence reconcile
I'll never wear a static smile