Lyrics

[Intro]
Y'all ever try to act cool when you're straight up dying inside?
That's that real talk, let me tell you 'bout it
[Verse 1]
Walking down the street like everything's fine
But something ain't right, yeah, I'm losing my mind
Tryna keep it together, but I'm squirming around
Can't let anybody see what's going down
People watching me like "she's acting strange"
But they don't know what's making me deranged
Gotta keep my poker face, yeah that's the game
Acting cool while I'm dying inside, ain't that insane?
[Chorus]
Acting cool while I'm dying inside (what, what)
Acting cool while I'm dying inside (yeah, yeah)
Keep it smooth though I wanna cry (uh-huh)
Acting cool while I'm dying inside
[Rap]
Look, I'm out here trying to maintain my composure
But this situation got me closer and closer
To losing it completely, ain't no defeating
This awkward feeling got my whole body tweaking
I'm shifting left and right, trying to be discrete
But this discomfort got me dancing in the street
Y'all think I'm doing some new TikTok dance
When really I'm just trying to fix my stance (for real)
[Bridge]
Sometimes you gotta fake it (fake it)
Pretend that nothing's wrong (nothing's wrong)
Keep your head up high
Even when you're not that strong
[Solo]
[8 bars of instrumental break with ad-libs: "yeah," "what," "uh-huh"]
[Verse 2]
Every step I take is calculated now
Trying to fix this situation somehow
People looking at me like I'm acting sus
But they don't know what's causing all this fuss
I'm just tryna make it through the day
Acting like everything's okay
But inside I'm screaming "help me please"
While outside I'm cool as summer breeze
[Chorus]
Acting cool while I'm dying inside (what, what)
Acting cool while I'm dying inside (yeah, yeah)
Keep it smooth though I wanna cry (uh-huh)
Acting cool while I'm dying inside
[Outro]
Just keep it cool (cool)
Just keep it cool (cool)
Just keep it... (what)