The Knife Behind My Smile

Title: The Knife Behind My Smile

(A soulful Afrobeat/Highlife ballad)

Verse 1

I gave you my trust, I gave you my heart,

Never imagined we'd be torn apart.

I stood by your side through sunshine and rain,

Now all that remains is a river of pain.

You smiled in my face, but whispered behind,

A wolf in a sheep's clothing, hard to find.

The hands that I held became the hands that broke,

Now I’m left with the tears that I never spoke.

Chorus

Betrayal cuts deeper than a thousand knives,

It changes the colors of our brightest skies.

You lost a heart that was loyal and true,

Now regret is the shadow that follows you.

Oh, you can say sorry when the damage is done,

But some broken pieces can’t return to one.

The memories remain like a scar in the rain,

A lesson written in heartbreak and pain.

Verse 2

You thought the grass was greener elsewhere,

But found only emptiness waiting there.

Now you look back at the love you threw away,

Wishing you could bring back yesterday.

I have forgiven, but I won’t forget,

The cost of your choices, the price of regret.

I rise from the ashes, stronger than before,

I’m closing the chapter and locking the door.

Bridge

Every tear became my strength,

Every wound taught me my worth.

What you destroyed, I rebuilt with grace,

Now I walk away and find my place.

Final Chorus

Betrayal made me cry, but it didn’t break me,

The storm came to shake me, not to take me.

And when you remember the love that you lost,

You’ll know every betrayal comes with a cost.

Outro

Some lessons come late, some hearts learn slow…

You never know the value of gold

Until you let it go.

— SYLVA P MADE IT