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Subtitles readyWalk in the room with a stiff-cut stare Clean shoes, gold jewelry, hands locked back People talk loud through porcelain smiles Whole town measuring worth by style I learned young how to guard my chest Speak less words, let silence flex Stop being distant, kept me safe Funny how walls become the cage Everything felt staged for show Small talk dances moving too slow They judge my pause, I judge they noise Everybody tripping, rich and poor Just got blurry through polished glass Hard reading hearts while protecting class I wore pride like armor plated Every border 'round my patience I say one thing, so say more Funny how love walked right through the door Hold on, hold on, hold on Met, met somebody with wildfire eyes Laughed at the mask I used to disguise Every second spent looking sideways Turned my calm into a hallway maze I talk too much to rehearse Thinking control could stop the worst But every glance kept shifting shape Like reading mirrors through cigarette haze Thought I knew myself well Till one honest voice rang like a bell 'Cause it goes smooth till pressure cracks Then all them hidden fears talk back Love ain't neat, it drips, it spills Breaks your balance then stands there still They told me, "Play the role" Mirror says, "Stay composed" But the soul don't breathe too good inside a scripted poem I confused restraint with wisdom Distance with control Truth is, I was scared somebody might see the whole version Not the polished one Now I walk lighter through the noise outside Less work to prove the stride Some people flex status, titles, wealth I'm learning slow how to face myself Hit the bluff stage, real talk with loss Shock of silence and social laws Then maybe ghosts think louder, grand Maybe it's just finally understanding That hearts don't fit inside arranged plans And grace don't care how rich you stand Future's still foggy, road's still bent But I'd rather be honest than impressive again