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Rictus Grin
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Rictus Grin was released on May 11, 2025 by Pithy Records as a part of the album Rictus Grin
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Release DateMay 11, 2025
LabelPithy Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM114

Credits

COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kyle Brent Labak
Kyle Brent Labak
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Cole Walker
Cole Walker
Producer, Engineer

Lyrics

When I pass by you in the hallway
Or if I see you at the mall
I can infer what you are thinking
I don't think anything at all
I only go where you may place me
I only move as I am posed
Though I seem just as you imagine
Within is something you can't know
I know that seems it must be lonely
But sometimes, lonely's how life goes
If you should see me from a distance
I'll put a smile on my face
When you need blood or tears I'll be there
Obediently in my proper place
When you discuss me with your friends, dear
I'm curious, what do you say
I hope it's wildly unrealistic
I know it's pointless either way
Just when you think you've got me close, dear
I'm suddenly so far away
I thought that it would all fade to black, in time
But actually, it's fading into gray
And if I succumb to my rictus grin
You couldn't tell the difference either way
When I pass by you in the hallway
Or if I see you at the mall
You ask me how I have been feeling
Maybe I do not feel at all
I'm just the object you perceive, dear
I'm just a thing for you to use
I'm just that notion that you speak of
That you love or hate, or coddle, or abuse
To tell the truth, it's so degrading
Prancing around like I'm your muse
But when the pedestal is shattered
Or if you cut my puppet strings
You'll be confronted with a stranger
There's blood in my mouth from just how much I'll sing
If you could please do me a favor
Gouge out your eyes and pass them here
I'll grind them down between my molars
'Cause you could never quite perceive me, my dear
And when you're basking in that darkness
The truth will finally appear
I thought that my persona would die in time
But now it seems the bastard's here to stay
He's kissing the world with a rictus grin
A pitiful and hollow cliché
And even if I fear I'm lying through my teeth
Actually, there's nothing more to say
It's only the loss of a faint half-glow
Grinning while you watch it fade away
Written by: Kyle Brent Labak
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