Red Lips

[Verse]
I hide my lips in red lipstick
And wear sunglasses, that's my trick
So, if I look like I’m okay
No one will see the price I pay

Hair in place, my jacket tight
I step out into the light
But the better that I seem
The more I hide the pain unseen

[Pre-Chorus]
Every layer that I place
Helps me mask my crying face

[Chorus]
Red lips - that’s my armor tight
Painted strength for every night
Red lips - smiling, standing tall
While I’m falling through it all

If I glow, you’ll never see
What is breaking under me
But the truth, the more I cover, the less I feel
The more my wounds refuse to heal

[Instrumental]

[Verse 2]
Laugh a little, shine a bit
Play the role so it all fits
I can act like nothing’s wrong
Even when I’m not that strong

You see fire in my eyes
You don’t see the sleepless nights
All the makeup, all the gloss
Just to hide what pain has cost

[Pre-Chorus]
Every color, every line
Builds a wall to keep me fine

[Chorus]
Red lips - that’s my armor tight
Painted strength for every night
Red lips - smiling, standing tall
While I’m falling through it all

If I glow, you’ll never see
What is breaking under me
But the truth, the more I cover, the less I feel
The more my wounds refuse to heal

[Chorus]
Red lips - that’s my armor tight
Painted strength for every night
Red lips - smiling, standing tall
While I’m falling through it all

If I glow, you’ll never see
What is breaking under me
But the truth, the more I cover, the less I feel
The more my wounds refuse to heal