Lyrics by Aubrey Lockheart

(Intro)

The irony is cruel.

I can make anyone believe anything, except myself.

I can't even deceive myself into thinking I'm not trapped.

That I'm not a monster.



But the truth is, we're cursed.

Bound to this idol life,

Feeding on human adoration to survive.

It's a prison with spotlights.



(Pre-Chorus)

As the leader, I carry the heaviest burden.

Every smile I fake, every performance... it drains me.

But I have to stay strong for them.



(Chorus)

Everyone says I'm the 'angel' of the group

'Cause I'm always smiling.

But... there are things about me

You should probably know.



The hardest part is pretending

To be happy on stage

When inside I'm screaming.

Every performance chips away

At what's left of my soul.



(Verse 1)

Most people just consume the music

Without hearing the screams

Hidden in the metaphors.

But the curse twisted it.

Now every lie I tell, every deception I craft,



Feeds the very chains that bind me.

Each song we perform feeds the curse.

The more popular we become,

The stronger our chains.

I'm literally writing our own imprisonment

Verse by verse.



(Pre-Chorus)

My power lets me create illusions,

Make people believe anything.



(Chorus)

Everyone says I'm the 'angel' of the group

'Cause I'm always smiling.

But... there are things about me

You should probably know.



The hardest part is pretending

To be happy on stage

When inside I'm screaming.

Every performance chips away

At what's left of my soul.



(Verse 2)

But lately, something’s shifting in the silence —

The crowd’s cheers don’t sound the same.

Behind the blinding lights, I see their faces blur,

Like reflections in a cracked mirror.



Maybe the curse isn’t just ours.

Maybe they’re trapped too —

Chasing perfection, worshipping illusions,

Never seeing the blood beneath the glitter.



I start to wonder —

If I stop pretending, if I let them see the truth,

Would the chains break... or tighten?

Would they still call me “angel,”

If they saw the demon beneath the wings?



(Bridge)

The stage lights dim — and I can finally breathe.

No more masks, no more mercy.

If I rip these smiles apart,

Will I find what’s left of me?



The screams echo like prayers denied,

Faith and fame — both crucified.

If this is what it means to shine,

Then maybe I was never divine.



(Final Chorus)

Everyone calls me the “angel” of the group,

But angels burn, too.

This halo’s just a noose of gold,

Tightening with every truth I told.



The hardest part was pretending,

That I still believed.

Now I see the truth reflected,

In every tear I’ve deceived.



(Outro)

So when the curtains close tonight,

Don’t clap — just listen.

To the silence between the beats,

Where the devil learned to pray.

(Intro)

I gave you my soul like it was a treasure

Fell too deep without a safety line

Thought we were forever a perfect measure

But your love left scars that I can't define

Now I'm staring at the shadows all around

Every whispered promise now a bitter sound


(Chorus)

Falling hard I can feel the pain

Each time I rise it pulls me down

Love is a dance in the pouring rain

But I keep searching for solid ground

Heartbreak keeps knocking I can't let it stay

Still I believe love will find its way


(Verse 1)

I traced the memories etched upon my skin

Every laugh, every lie, every sin

You were a storm I thought I could tame

But now I’m left with echoes of your name

And though the night feels endless, cold, and wide

I’m learning to let go, to not just hide


(Chorus)

Falling hard I can feel the pain

Each time I rise it pulls me down

Love is a dance in the pouring rain

But I keep searching for solid ground

Heartbreak keeps knocking I can't let it stay

Still I believe love will find its way


(Verse 2)

Even when the world turns its back on me

I’ll hold the light I know I’m meant to see

Every tear, every scar, every fight

Leads me closer to what’s truly right


(Chorus)

Falling hard I can feel the pain

Each time I rise it pulls me down

Love is a dance in the pouring rain

But I keep searching for solid ground

Heartbreak keeps knocking I can't let it stay

Still I believe love will find its way


(Bridge)

I see the dawn breaking through the night

Pieces of my heart learning how to fight

The echoes fade, but I still feel the strain

Every loss carved lessons into my veins


(Chorus)

Falling hard I can feel the pain

Each time I rise it pulls me down

Love is a dance in the pouring rain

But I keep searching for solid ground

Heartbreak keeps knocking I can't let it stay

Still I believe love will find its way


(Outro)

So I’ll take each step, though the road is long

Turn the wounds into strength, the hurt into song

Love may have faltered, but I won’t break

Every ending’s just a new chance to take

All that fantasy,

From vampires to fairies.

Always believing,

But I'm kinda crazy.

Wrote my dreams in glitter and ink,

Talked to ghosts before I could blink.



They say it's all in my head,

But that's where dragons tread.



I live in worlds you'll never know,

With moonlit skies and magic glow.

Don't need your rules, I've got my own

A castle's is better than a throne

Laugh if you want, but I still believe,

Even if I'm kinda crazy.



I wish they were real,

Realler than they seem.

Like shadows that move

Inside a dream.

I chase the stars, I name the clouds,

And I talk too loud in magic crowds.



So what if I believe too much?

Reality's just not enough.



Call me weird, call me wild

But I've been this way since I was a child.

Wrote spells in the margins of my math book,

Summoned storms with just one look.



I live in worlds you'll never know,

Where hearts can fly and time runs slow.

Don't need your truth, I've got my tale

With pirate ships and fairy mail.

Laugh if you want, but I still believe,

Even if I'm kinda crazy...

Yeah, maybe I'm just kinda crazy.