Smiling Wide

Blue memories trickle down my cheeks Without a kind hand to intervene Now my face is flushed, blame it all on the summer sun, yeah Violent monsoons barrel through my mind And I can't stomach that they might find That I'm not as strong as what everybody else thinks So I'll dry the rain with a shirtsleeve And wipe away my grief Sniffle and clench my teeth And make my way to the nearest sink Check the mirror and make sure I'm all clean March on out, let's start the scene Now I'm smiling wide Despite what lies behind Showing off my pearly whites Showing off my pearly whites Now I'm smiling wide Despite what lies behind Showing off my pearly whites Such a cannibalistic way to be Gnawing away at my own psyche Clean the blood with a velvet rag And shove it down to the bottom of the trash Return to the masses and tell a joke And let their laughs dissolve the lump in your throat It feels like comedy is the only way to cope Now I'm smiling wide Despite what lies behind Showing off my pearly whites Showing off my pearly whites Now I'm smiling wide Despite what lies behind Showing off my pearly whites Showing off my pearly whites Showing off my pearly whites Showing off my pearly whites