I Smile Anyway

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I laugh when everybody’s looking, Then go quiet when they leave. I tell them that I’m doing better, But I don’t know what they believe. My room feels colder than it used to, Even with the lights turned on, I keep waiting for a feeling That disappeared before too long. [Pre-Chorus] And I don’t wanna say I’m hurting, So I hide it in a song, Everybody thinks I’m okay, But they couldn’t be more wrong. [Chorus] I’m unhappy, but I smile anyway, Say “I’m fine” like it’s an easy thing to say. When the door shuts, all the color fades away, I’m unhappy, but I smile anyway. [Verse 2] I answer every message with a heart, Leave the hardest words unread. There’s a jacket on the chair beside me That still smells like your cigarette smoke. I make plans for next December, Just to prove I’ll still be here, Then I count the hours till morning Like the dark can disappear. [Pre-Chorus] And I don’t wanna say I’m hurting, So I hide it in a song, Everybody thinks I’m okay, But they couldn’t be more wrong. [Chorus] I’m unhappy, but I smile anyway, Say “I’m fine” like it’s an easy thing to say. When the door shuts, all the color fades away, I’m unhappy, but I smile anyway. [Bridge] If I told you I was tired, Would you stay until it passed? I’ve been carrying this silence Like a photograph under glass. Maybe I don’t need an answer, Maybe I just need the truth: I’ve been breaking in the quiet, And I’m scared to show it to you. [Final Chorus] I’m unhappy, but I smile anyway, Say “I’m fine” though I can barely make it sound okay. When the door shuts, I don’t know what I should say, I’m unhappy, but I smile anyway. I’m unhappy, but I’m still here today. [Outro] I’m still here today.