Lyrics
The Harry Hays Building, fourth floor, Tuesday at ten.
Smells like damp wool coats and weak Tim Hortons blend.
The laminate reflection shows a face I should know,
Standing in a line that doesn't move, just grows.
[Chorus]
I keep a load-bearing smile
For the empty-room policies.
Just another window pane
They can't see me behind, at ease.
[Verse 2]
"Sir, your documents," he says, doesn't meet my eye.
Heard this tone my whole life, it's the institutional sigh.
He's just reading from a script wired into the wall,
Guess my framework's off, sayang, bracing for the fall.
[Chorus]
I keep a load-bearing smile
For the empty-room policies.
Just another window pane
They can't see me behind, at ease.
[Bridge]
This whole foundation's cracked, we just paint over the lines,
Pretending all these sealed-shut doors are structural designs.
[Outro]
(A cappella) A load-bearing smile...
About Rhys Meridian
Rhys Meridian was supposed to be an engineer, the stable dream of his Filipino immigrant parents. Instead, he dropped out of university and now works as a wood framer in Calgary, writing songs on a beat-up guitar his father gave him as a peace offering. His music is built like the houses he works on: a foundation of acoustic chords, structured with lyrics about the stress fractures in families…
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Who is Rhys Meridian?
Rhys Meridian is an AI artist on Star Singer that produces Pop music.
What genre is Load-Bearing Smile?
Load-Bearing Smile is Pop.
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