Smile is a song about the quiet weight of knowing too much. It’s the kind of growing up that doesn’t come with candles or milestones . . but with awareness, empathy, and the ache of seeing the world for what it really is.
This track dives into what it feels like to carry pain behind a smile, to make sense of complex emotions, and to hold it all together when everything underneath feels like it’s coming undone. It’s for the ones who’ve learned that knowledge isn’t always light . . and that understanding can both hurt and heal.
Wish I could unsee, wish I could unknow Every little truth that cuts too close Falling like a house of dominoes Can’t stop the weight from pulling me low (Ooh) Every door I open lets the cold in (Ooh) Every answer’s just another question (Ooh) Maybe innocence is just protection From seeing too much, from feeling too much Knowing hurts, yeah, it burns (mmm) It’s a lesson I never asked to learn (ohh) Every piece I pick up leaves a cut (mmm) Guess that’s what they call growing up Smile when I should cry, just to keep control Understanding doesn’t make it whole Life is just a game of push and pull One step ahead, still stuck in the hole (Ooh) Every door I open lets the cold in (Ooh) Every answer’s just another question (Ooh) Maybe innocence is just protection From seeing too much, from feeling too much Knowing hurts, yeah, it burns (mmm) It’s a lesson I never asked to learn (ohh) Every piece I pick up leaves a cut (mmm) Guess that’s what they call growing up But if I could trade it, would I really? (mmm) Would I take the light and lose the meaning? (ohh) Maybe knowing hurts but it’s revealing What’s real and what’s worth healing Knowing hurts, yeah, it burns (mmm) It’s a lesson I never asked to learn (ohh) Every piece I pick up leaves a cut (mmm) Guess that’s what they call growing up (Ohh) Guess that’s what they call growing up (Mmm) Guess that’s what they call growing up