Lyrics
[INTRO — CROWD NOISE, HEARTBEAT, WHISPER]
SIDE A (soft, smiling):
Hey! Hey!
Everybody look at me!
I'm doing great!
Can't you see?
SIDE B (low, distorted):
You really think you know me?
SIDE A:
Of course I do!
SIDE B:
Then tell me...
Who's talking through you?
[BEAT DROP — HEAVY BASS, STOMPING DRUMS]
BOTH:
ONE FACE!
TWO SIDES!
WHO'S DRIVING TONIGHT?!
ONE SMILE!
TWO MINDS!
WE'RE CROSSING THE LINE!
[VERSE 1 — FAST EMO RAP]
Wake up, dress up, put on that face,
Run, run, run, gotta win this race!
Tick-tick-tock, got a head full of noise,
One says silence, one destroys!
Laugh in the mirror, dance in the light,
Tell everybody that I'm doing alright!
Left says go, right says stop,
Mind goes bang when the beat goes DROP!
I'm a little bit lost, I'm a little confused,
Got a hundred different feelings I can never quite choose!
One says, "Love it!" One says, "Leave!"
One says, "Take what you want, believe!"
I got a grin, got a mask, got a stage,
Got a thousand little thoughts in a digital cage!
Everybody wants the real me tonight—
WELL, WHICH ONE OF US IS HOLDING THE MIC?!
[PRE-CHORUS — BUILDING DRUMS, TWO VOICES]
SIDE A:
Keep it together, keep it together!
SIDE B:
I can do better, I can do better!
SIDE A:
Smile for the camera, smile for the crowd!
SIDE B:
TURN UP THE MUSIC!
MAKE IT LOUD!
[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE POP-PUNK / EMO ROCK]
BOTH:
SMILE, SMILE, SMILE!
I'VE BEEN FAKING IT FOR A WHILE!
HEY! HEY!
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?!
ONE SIDE'S UP!
ONE SIDE'S DOWN!
WHO'S GONNA TAKE THIS CROWN?!
SMILE, SMILE, SMILE!
GOING CRAZY IN MY OWN STYLE!
HEY! HEY!
DON'T TURN IT DOWN!
ONE SAYS, "STOP!"
ONE SAYS, "GO!"
WHICH ONE'S ME?!
I DON'T EVEN KNOW!
[POST-CHORUS — CATCHY CHANT, CROWD PARTICIPATION]
Oh-oh-oh! (HEY!)
Oh-oh-oh! (HEY!)
SMILE FOR THE PEOPLE!
LET THE BEAT GO FERAL!
Oh-oh-oh! (HEY!)
Oh-oh-oh! (HEY!)
TWO SIDES!
ONE NAME!
BUT WE DON'T PLAY THE SAME GAME!
[VERSE 2 — RAP SPEED INCREASES, GLITCH EFFECTS]
Click-clack, snap back, switch up the tone,
One wants company, one wants alone!
Up-up-up, then the mood goes low,
Everybody asks me, "Why you change so?"
I don't need a label to explain every day,
I'm a whole complicated story in a million shades of gray!
I can laugh, I can cry, I can dance, I can freeze,
Got a storm in my head and a crowd on their knees!
SIDE A:
We got this! We got this! We're ready to fly!
SIDE B:
You keep saying that, but you're living a lie!
SIDE A:
I make them laugh, I make them cheer!
SIDE B:
And who's gonna listen when nobody's here?
SIDE A:
I'M THE ONE THEY WANNA SEE!
SIDE B:
THEN WHY CAN'T YOU JUST LET ME BREATHE?!
BOTH — RAP BATTLE:
Back and forth, forth and back,
White lights flash and the speakers crack!
My turn! Your turn! Burn that track!
Take one step forward, two steps back!
No pause! No break! No time to think!
Too much noise and a room full of ink!
Write my name on the wall tonight—
TWO VOICES SCREAMING IN THE SAME SPOTLIGHT!
[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC CUTS, ONE PIANO NOTE]
SIDE A (quiet):
I just wanted everybody to smile.
SIDE B (quiet):
Then why do you smile when you're not alright?
SIDE A:
Because they like me that way.
SIDE B:
And what do YOU like?
[Silence]
SIDE A (whisper):
...I don't know.
[BUILD-UP — HEARTBEAT, DISTORTED BREATHS, RISING SYNTHS]
SIDE B:
Then give me the microphone.
SIDE A:
Wait—
SIDE B:
GIVE.
ME.
THE.
MIC!
[BEAT DROP — HEAVY ELECTRONIC ROCK, DOUBLE-TIME DRUMS]
[VERSE 3 — SIDE B TAKES THE LEAD]
NOW I'M UP!
NOW I'M HERE!
TURN THE BASS UP!
MAKE IT CLEAR!
You wanted a smile?
HERE'S A SMILE!
I've been waiting in the dark for a while!
No more whispers, no more disguise,
Watch the whole room when I open my eyes!
You had the spotlight, you had the show—
NOW STEP ASIDE AND LET ME GO!
Faster! Louder! Break that sound!
Feet hit hard when I shake the ground!
Hands in the air, let the speakers explode!
I'm taking the stage—
I'M TAKING CONTROL!
SIDE A:
That's not what we planned!
SIDE B:
Then give me your hand!
SIDE A:
You're going too fast!
SIDE B:
THEN MAKE IT LAST!
BOTH:
STOP! GO!
YES! NO!
WHICH WAY?!
I DON'T KNOW!
UP! DOWN!
SPIN AROUND!
FEEL THAT BASS
SHAKE THE GROUND!
[FINAL CHORUS — BOTH VOICES, FULL BAND, HUGE CROWD CHANTS]
SMILE, SMILE, SMILE!
WE'VE BEEN RUNNING FOR A MILE!
HEY! HEY!
CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?!
ONE SIDE'S UP!
ONE SIDE'S DOWN!
WE BOTH ARE HERE—
WE WON'T BACK DOWN!
SMILE, SMILE, SMILE!
MESSY HEART AND A CROOKED STYLE!
HEY! HEY!
LET THE WHOLE WORLD SHOUT!
ONE SAYS!"
ONE SAYS!"
WE'RE STILL LEARNING
WHO WE ARE BELOW!
[CHANT — RAPID-FIRE, LAYERED VOCALS]
SIDE A:
I'M THE SMILE!
SIDE B:
I'M THE SOUND!
SIDE A:
I'M THE KING!
SIDE B:
I'M UNBOUND!
BOTH:
LEFT! RIGHT! LEFT! RIGHT!
TWO SIDES FIGHTING IN THE LIGHT!
SIDE A:
HOLD ON!
SIDE B:
LET GO!
BOTH:
TURN IT UP!
LET'S STEAL THE SHOW!
[OUTRO — BEAT SLOWS, CROWD STILL CHANTING]
SIDE A (soft laugh):
Hey...
We're still here.
SIDE B:
Yeah.
SIDE A:
Who's in control now?
SIDE B (small chuckle):
Let's find out tomorrow.
[ONE LAST BASS HIT]
BOTH (whisper):
Smile.
SIDE A (soft, smiling):
Hey! Hey!
Everybody look at me!
I'm doing great!
Can't you see?
SIDE B (low, distorted):
You really think you know me?
SIDE A:
Of course I do!
SIDE B:
Then tell me...
Who's talking through you?
[BEAT DROP — HEAVY BASS, STOMPING DRUMS]
BOTH:
ONE FACE!
TWO SIDES!
WHO'S DRIVING TONIGHT?!
ONE SMILE!
TWO MINDS!
WE'RE CROSSING THE LINE!
[VERSE 1 — FAST EMO RAP]
Wake up, dress up, put on that face,
Run, run, run, gotta win this race!
Tick-tick-tock, got a head full of noise,
One says silence, one destroys!
Laugh in the mirror, dance in the light,
Tell everybody that I'm doing alright!
Left says go, right says stop,
Mind goes bang when the beat goes DROP!
I'm a little bit lost, I'm a little confused,
Got a hundred different feelings I can never quite choose!
One says, "Love it!" One says, "Leave!"
One says, "Take what you want, believe!"
I got a grin, got a mask, got a stage,
Got a thousand little thoughts in a digital cage!
Everybody wants the real me tonight—
WELL, WHICH ONE OF US IS HOLDING THE MIC?!
[PRE-CHORUS — BUILDING DRUMS, TWO VOICES]
SIDE A:
Keep it together, keep it together!
SIDE B:
I can do better, I can do better!
SIDE A:
Smile for the camera, smile for the crowd!
SIDE B:
TURN UP THE MUSIC!
MAKE IT LOUD!
[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE POP-PUNK / EMO ROCK]
BOTH:
SMILE, SMILE, SMILE!
I'VE BEEN FAKING IT FOR A WHILE!
HEY! HEY!
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?!
ONE SIDE'S UP!
ONE SIDE'S DOWN!
WHO'S GONNA TAKE THIS CROWN?!
SMILE, SMILE, SMILE!
GOING CRAZY IN MY OWN STYLE!
HEY! HEY!
DON'T TURN IT DOWN!
ONE SAYS, "STOP!"
ONE SAYS, "GO!"
WHICH ONE'S ME?!
I DON'T EVEN KNOW!
[POST-CHORUS — CATCHY CHANT, CROWD PARTICIPATION]
Oh-oh-oh! (HEY!)
Oh-oh-oh! (HEY!)
SMILE FOR THE PEOPLE!
LET THE BEAT GO FERAL!
Oh-oh-oh! (HEY!)
Oh-oh-oh! (HEY!)
TWO SIDES!
ONE NAME!
BUT WE DON'T PLAY THE SAME GAME!
[VERSE 2 — RAP SPEED INCREASES, GLITCH EFFECTS]
Click-clack, snap back, switch up the tone,
One wants company, one wants alone!
Up-up-up, then the mood goes low,
Everybody asks me, "Why you change so?"
I don't need a label to explain every day,
I'm a whole complicated story in a million shades of gray!
I can laugh, I can cry, I can dance, I can freeze,
Got a storm in my head and a crowd on their knees!
SIDE A:
We got this! We got this! We're ready to fly!
SIDE B:
You keep saying that, but you're living a lie!
SIDE A:
I make them laugh, I make them cheer!
SIDE B:
And who's gonna listen when nobody's here?
SIDE A:
I'M THE ONE THEY WANNA SEE!
SIDE B:
THEN WHY CAN'T YOU JUST LET ME BREATHE?!
BOTH — RAP BATTLE:
Back and forth, forth and back,
White lights flash and the speakers crack!
My turn! Your turn! Burn that track!
Take one step forward, two steps back!
No pause! No break! No time to think!
Too much noise and a room full of ink!
Write my name on the wall tonight—
TWO VOICES SCREAMING IN THE SAME SPOTLIGHT!
[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC CUTS, ONE PIANO NOTE]
SIDE A (quiet):
I just wanted everybody to smile.
SIDE B (quiet):
Then why do you smile when you're not alright?
SIDE A:
Because they like me that way.
SIDE B:
And what do YOU like?
[Silence]
SIDE A (whisper):
...I don't know.
[BUILD-UP — HEARTBEAT, DISTORTED BREATHS, RISING SYNTHS]
SIDE B:
Then give me the microphone.
SIDE A:
Wait—
SIDE B:
GIVE.
ME.
THE.
MIC!
[BEAT DROP — HEAVY ELECTRONIC ROCK, DOUBLE-TIME DRUMS]
[VERSE 3 — SIDE B TAKES THE LEAD]
NOW I'M UP!
NOW I'M HERE!
TURN THE BASS UP!
MAKE IT CLEAR!
You wanted a smile?
HERE'S A SMILE!
I've been waiting in the dark for a while!
No more whispers, no more disguise,
Watch the whole room when I open my eyes!
You had the spotlight, you had the show—
NOW STEP ASIDE AND LET ME GO!
Faster! Louder! Break that sound!
Feet hit hard when I shake the ground!
Hands in the air, let the speakers explode!
I'm taking the stage—
I'M TAKING CONTROL!
SIDE A:
That's not what we planned!
SIDE B:
Then give me your hand!
SIDE A:
You're going too fast!
SIDE B:
THEN MAKE IT LAST!
BOTH:
STOP! GO!
YES! NO!
WHICH WAY?!
I DON'T KNOW!
UP! DOWN!
SPIN AROUND!
FEEL THAT BASS
SHAKE THE GROUND!
[FINAL CHORUS — BOTH VOICES, FULL BAND, HUGE CROWD CHANTS]
SMILE, SMILE, SMILE!
WE'VE BEEN RUNNING FOR A MILE!
HEY! HEY!
CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?!
ONE SIDE'S UP!
ONE SIDE'S DOWN!
WE BOTH ARE HERE—
WE WON'T BACK DOWN!
SMILE, SMILE, SMILE!
MESSY HEART AND A CROOKED STYLE!
HEY! HEY!
LET THE WHOLE WORLD SHOUT!
ONE SAYS!"
ONE SAYS!"
WE'RE STILL LEARNING
WHO WE ARE BELOW!
[CHANT — RAPID-FIRE, LAYERED VOCALS]
SIDE A:
I'M THE SMILE!
SIDE B:
I'M THE SOUND!
SIDE A:
I'M THE KING!
SIDE B:
I'M UNBOUND!
BOTH:
LEFT! RIGHT! LEFT! RIGHT!
TWO SIDES FIGHTING IN THE LIGHT!
SIDE A:
HOLD ON!
SIDE B:
LET GO!
BOTH:
TURN IT UP!
LET'S STEAL THE SHOW!
[OUTRO — BEAT SLOWS, CROWD STILL CHANTING]
SIDE A (soft laugh):
Hey...
We're still here.
SIDE B:
Yeah.
SIDE A:
Who's in control now?
SIDE B (small chuckle):
Let's find out tomorrow.
[ONE LAST BASS HIT]
BOTH (whisper):
Smile.
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