Fake Smiles

I used to drink until the memories of us would fade (fade) Stupid how I thought that that's the way that I would change (change) I can move mountains, but you're standing in my way (way) Laughter's the best medicine and smiles ease the pain But these fake smiles Got me lashing out and saying things I shouldn't say Got me burning bridges down that were so hard to walk across Got me in my feelings, now, my peers used to manipulate Me with hopes to watch me slip and watch me fall But look at me now Look at the features and look at the crowds Look at the people who spoke on my name with the foulest intention Who now put a foot in their mouth Say I play victim 'cause I cut them off like a hang nail, now, it's ironic They point the finger at me, I'm the one who they're talking about Oh, Lord (oh, Lord) Got these fake smiles around me everyday now Got these people talking 'bout me, what they say's foul Sometimes the people that you'd take a bullet for Are the ones that got you aimed down Oh, Lord (oh, Lord) Got these fake smiles around me everyday now Got these people talking 'bout me, what they say's foul Sometimes the people that you'd take a bullet for Are the ones that got you aimed down (aimed down) I used to write until the memories of us were gone Crazy how I thought that that's the way that I'd move on Wounds are bound to heal, but remains are all these scars If laughter's the best medicine, then my smile's not too strong 'Cause these fake smiles surround me, they empower all my guilt But I wear mistakes proudly like I'm captain with his shield And to say I run from problems is like saying I don't feel I just chose to drop these people who exacerbate my will You're unsatisfied with life, so you just cling to mine You put all these walls up but to me, you're just a glass house I could see inside Funny how your girl says, I'm the bad guy When the truth is, she don't know the man she sleeps beside Please advise that I took a step back to redefine Who's a priority versus? Who's tortures my peace of mind? I'm not avoiding things, I just made choices that you don't agree with But honestly, I am just done with your ego, and trying to feed it If life is a journey that we design I get the privilege, who joins me, who gets to see it Oh, Lord (oh, Lord) Got these fake smiles around me everyday now (day now) Got these people talking 'bout me, what they say's foul (say's foul) Sometimes the people that you'd take a bullet for Are the ones that got you aimed down (tu-tu-tu) Oh, Lord (oh, Lord) Got these fake smiles around me everyday now (everyday now) Got these people talking 'bout me, what they say's foul (what they say's foul) Sometimes the people that you'd take a bullet for Are the ones that got you aimed down (got you aimed down) Why explain myself when your goal's to misunderstand me? Why go so in depth over feelings you keep devaluing? Why should I waste my breath on this message that you keep doubting? And why should I hear you out when your judgement is more than cloudy? It's flawed, broken fraudulent lost It's always caught up in women how much that this or that cost's I put my life in this music, I put my life in my palm You put your life in that bottle then pin up right on your Instagram wall See all these fakes smile (fakes smile) Got me living less allusive while I read between the lines Got me walking straight narrow, but I'm speaking out of spite Got me hearing such an earful, I'm the man that you don't like All I ask is that you please make up your mind 'Cause when I was drunk, all you did was look down on me Then I got sober and cleaned up my act, now you laugh at me Talking sarcastically, gossip all causally Scoff and take jabs at me when I'm not there Praying for days I fall off, no one catches me Taxing my patience and taxing my sanity I am so sick of these fake smiles that keep surrounding me Oh, Lord (oh, Lord) Got these fake smiles around me everyday now (everyday now) Got these people talking 'bout me, what they say's foul (say's foul) Sometimes the people that you'd take a bullet for Are the ones that got you aimed down (tu-tu-tu) Oh, Lord (oh, Lord) Got these fake smiles around me everyday now (everyday now) Got these people talking 'bout me, what they say's foul (what they say's foul) Sometimes the people that you'd take a bullet for Are the ones that got you aimed down (got you aimed down) Oh, Lord I got these fake smiles around me everyday now Got these people talking 'bout me, what they say's foul Sometimes the people that you'd take a bullet for Are the ones that got you aimed down