Fake Smile (Feat. Sara Staley)

from Professional Development by Jigs

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lyrics

Together darkness seems a little bit brighter
And the weight is lighter.
Now, more than ever
when all you want is to feel better,
I hope you know
You’re not alone.
You’re not alone.
I hope you know
You’re not alone.

Just keep breathing now.
Stay a minute in moment let it all fall down
Around you. Breathe and exhale it behind you.
When your lost, know I’m looking and I’ll find you.
Let it go. Set it free. Sit and talk it out with me
Know I’ll be in a seat there beside you.
I believe in you cuz I’ve been those shoes
And I know that you’re gonna pull through.
I can empathize with the pain that has stayed wet in your eyes.
We don’t advertise so we hide behind these walls that have led to our own demise. People analyze and
Abandoned us multiple times. They stranded us.
Shoulda seen the signs.
Now it seems like we live and die by the knife. But I’m sick of that lie so it ends tonight.
Just… Just don’t suffocate.
I got nowhere to be and we got time to waste.
You know it seems to me that you could use a break.
So lose the fake smile on your face. Know
It’s okay to be down and break.
And in the middle of it all if you start to shake
Breathe in, breathe out. If it’s hard to take,
Be here. Be now. Let it fade away.
Been traumatized with the hand you were dealt. It compromised how normal felt. I
Wanna emphasize that it’s not your fault.
I wanna end the lies and the plot default.
See, stigma is real. You don’t need to see it
To be a good friend. I’ll make you believe
In yourself cuz you got it inside you to beat it
Or minimally live with the moments to leave it behind.

Leave it behind.
Leave it behind you.
Leave it behind.
Take a deep breath
And breathe it behind you.
Leave it behind.

Take it a day at a time. Even when you feel better you know that I’m there. (Facts.)
It’s not about rushing. The daily grind hustle is tough and will cause us to wear. (Down)
The darkness inside instigator arises. And know that it doesn’t fight fair.
The darkness we face gets locked in our stare
Then chases us down and becomes (run)
Addictive, depressive, vindictive,
Invasive, complacent it stays and takes over our systems.
It plays with emotions like gaming controllers
To hijack our actions and turn us to victims.
You gotta be sick of it. In the thick of it.
Treatment is sticky but we gotta stick with it.
Know through the pain all you need to get through it is...
Knowing you can do it.
(You’re not alone)
It’s a part of us that we can’t ignore.
It’s a part of us, but it’s not the core.
It’s the worst in us but to us there’s more
Than the worst in us. So we fight the war
That’ll hold us back from the best in us.
And do our best not to let it get the best of us.
I get upset to address that the rest of us
Need to prove it like a test. I attest to us. Just...
Just keep doing you.
Know that everybody else knows darkness too.
But when we end up hiding the darkest rooms,
Then we end up fighting with the farthest truth.
When it’ll hit, fight back with the light.
Don’t even look back, just leave it behind.
And when it gets hard, we lead with the light.
Take a deep breath and believe you can leave it behind.

credits

from Professional Development, released February 3, 2024
Lyrics written by Matt Jurasewicz. Additional vocals by Sara Staley. Audio recording by Matt Jurasewicz. Composed and produced by Matt Jurasewicz.