Illusion

[Verse 1]
I paint a smile on my phone
Blue light in my room
Mom thinks I’m fine again
I say, “I’m good, I’m cool”
My shoes hit the tile
Like I’m late to my own life
But I still twirl around
In a dress made of white lies

[Pre-Chorus]
You can call it a phase
I call it a blur
I keep chasing the noise
Just to not face her
Mirror on the wall
Say my name too loud
I laugh with my eyes down
When the crowd is around

[Chorus]
Pretty lie, pretty lie
Keep me high, keep me high
I’m still dancing in the smoke
Even when I want to cry
Pretty lie, pretty lie
Hold me tight, hold me tight
I wake up in the echo
And I wear it like a crown

[Verse 2]
My friends send heart emojis
I don’t send one back
I watch the same old video
On a broken loop track
The sky looks like a postcard
Too clean to be real
I bite my cheek so hard
Just to know I can still feel

[Pre-Chorus]
You can call it a phase
I call it a blur
I keep chasing the noise
Just to not face her
Mirror on the wall
Say my name too loud
I laugh with my eyes down
When the crowd is around

[Chorus]
Pretty lie, pretty lie
Keep me high, keep me high
I’m still dancing in the smoke
Even when I want to cry
Pretty lie, pretty lie
Hold me tight, hold me tight
I wake up in the echo
And I wear it like a crown

[Bridge]
If I step out of the spell
Will I fall through the floor?
If I tell the truth tonight
Will you love me anymore?
I’m a girl in glitter glass
Cutting my own hands
Still I reach for the door
Still I try to stand

[Final Chorus]
Pretty lie, pretty lie
Keep me high, keep me high
I’m still dancing in the smoke
Even when I want to cry
Pretty lie, pretty lie
Hold me tight, hold me tight
I wake up in the echo
And I wear it like a crown
Pretty lie, pretty lie
Don’t let go, don’t let go
If the world is turning dark
I’m the last one in the glow