Miguel - So I Lie lyrics

Verse 1] Peel me apart, all my layers All of my fears, all my pride They say, "Laugh now, and cry later" I can't ignore how I feel inside [Chorus] Laugh and the world will laugh, too Cry and the world laughs at you, girl So I lie to myself Let's be real, I'm afraid of how I feel So I lie to my friends But they can tell Just a shell of who I am when I lie Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie Yeah, yeah, yeah Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie [Verse 2] I can barely breathe treading water Smile on my face while I'm turning blue Nobody cares, just work harder I do what I can to avoid the truth [Chorus] Laugh and the world will laugh, too Cry and the world laughs at you, girl So I lie to myself Let's be real, I'm afraid of how I feel So I lie to the world They can see, they can see right through me when I lie Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie Yeah, yeah, yeah Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie [Bridge] Avoided faults and doubts mutate to poison Then loaded thoughts explode at ones I love I wanna face myself, but I keep running To shifty patterns I become when I lie [Chorus] So I lie to myself Let's be real, just afraid of how I feel So I lie to my friends But you can tell Just a shell of who I am when I lie To the world They can see, they can see right through me when I lie Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie Yeah, yeah, yeah Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie [Interlude] I'm not complaining, I'm just chilling from not dealing with myself That's the villain in my soul Plus I hate to ask for help I'm not complaining, I'm just chilling from not dealing with myself That's the villain in my soul Plus I hate to ask for help [Outro] Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie Yeah, yeah, yeah Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie