Smile With My Teeth (Bet You Believe Me) | Kiba Snowpaw

A personal song about masking pain behind a smile, using humor to keep questions away, and reaching the point where looking fine becomes more exhausting than admitting you are not. Lyrics: [Intro] A little lift at either side, A little less to see. The face I wear to make it through Still looks enough like me. [Verse 1] You ask me how I'm doing; I answer right on cue. My mouth gets there before my mind Can work out what is true. I make a joke, I watch you laugh, And feel the tension ease. I've found a way to change the room Without explaining what I need. [Pre-Chorus] A smile can buy a little time; A joke can keep the questions small. If I let one real answer out, I'm scared I'll have to tell it all. [Chorus] If I smile with my teeth, Bet you believe me. Keep your eyes upon the grin; There's nothing else to see. Let the tears be winter weather; Let the shaking be the cold. I'll show you every tooth I've got And leave the truth untold. [Verse 2] Behind my eyes, the pictures split, A different year in every shard. Some doors I never meant to close; Some nights that left me standing guard. I let the pack into my den, Keep every fractured room shut tight. They see the candles in the hall. I face the wreckage out of sight. [Pre-Chorus] I know you can't read what I hide Or hear what I don't say. I wish I could be honest Without feeling in the way. [Chorus] If I smile with my teeth, Bet you believe me. Keep your eyes upon the grin; There's nothing else to see. Let the tears be winter weather; Let the shaking be the cold. I'll show you every tooth I've got And leave the truth untold. [Bridge] I don't need you to mend my past Or promise every tear will end. I'm fucking tired of looking fine And being scared to need a friend. And when you hear a real laugh, Please let that moment just be true. I can mean it when I'm happy And still hurt when it is through. [Final Chorus] If I smile with my teeth, Will you still believe me When I say I'm not alright Through the smile you always see? Let the tears be more than weather; Let the hurt be mine to show. I can smile with all these teeth And still need you not to go. [Outro] A little lift at either side— I let it fade tonight. For once, I let my face admit I'm tired of saying I'm alright. #KibaSnowpaw #SmileWithMyTeeth #FurryMusic #WolfSong #EmotionalSong #HowlStrom