Real Eyes, Real Lies

[Verse 1]
You said “trust me”
Yeah
I heard “prove it”
Tiny cracks in your story
I just watched ‘em move
Shift
Laugh lines
Same time
You were flinching in your gaze
Phone face down
Heart face turned away

You called it love
But you counted your receipts
Every “always”
Had an exit in the seams
You framed us
Like a picture on the wall
Perfect on the surface
Crooked when it falls

[Chorus]
Real eyes realize real lies
Once you see
You can’t stay blind
When the mask slips
Truth cuts like a knife
Real eyes realize real lies
You can paint it pretty
Still dries
I believed you once
Not twice (not twice)

[Verse 2]
Late night
New name
Flashing on your screen
You said “wrong number”
But your hands went weak
I caught that tremor
Caught that slip in your tone
Funny how truth
Shows up when you’re alone

You swear you’re honest
But you practice every line
Turn every question
To a question of mine
You want my faith
While you rewrite the past
I read the footnotes
They were screaming facts

[Chorus]
Real eyes realize real lies
Once you see
You can’t stay blind
When the mask slips
Truth cuts like a knife
Real eyes realize real lies
You can paint it pretty
Still dries
I believed you once
Not twice (not twice)