[Intro ] "Hey, You ok?" "Yeah, I'm good." [small closed-mouth grin] "sure." [breath] smi-lin' just chee-zin' (la-di-la-da-ya) [Verse 1] Morning hits, I put that same lil' grin on, walk outside like nothin' changed. I talk too much when I'm nervous anyway, start with one thought, then I drift three ways. I'm babblin' again, "Wait... what was I sayin'?" [BEAT CUT] ...Never mind. Then pick it back up like my brain forgot where the sentence ends. I keep talkin' so nobody notices how loud it gets when I finally stop babblin'. I don't give 'em a big smile, just that little closed-mouth grin, 'cause I don't really wanna show too much. So I nod, keep talkin', tryna act normal, while a hundred little thoughts keep bumpin' into each other. (th-th-thought) One on top of another, and I'm still talkin', still laughin', still right there, (th-th-thought) while my head is somewhere else. [Pre-Chorus ] I talk, talk, and talk, just to keep my mind from talkin' louder. "I'm good." Yeah. "I'm fine." But underneath all that babblin', something keeps on circlin', goin' round, round, and round. I give 'em that little grin like nothin' happened. [Chorus ] Smilin' just cheezin', (cheezin', chee-zin', cheezin') Just a little closed-mouth grin while my whole head carries on. Smilin' just cheezin', (cheezin', cheezin', cheezin') I keep talkin' right along while my thoughts keep gettin' loud. Smilin' just cheezin' (la-di-la-da-ya) [Verse 2] I talk too much, then I lose my place, jump three thoughts, then I change the pace. Say one thing, remember two more, start one story, now I'm on four. (Skrrrahh) See, that's me, just ramblin', mind won't quit, it keeps unravelin'. Thought hits, another one, then another, (th-th-thoughts) now they're stackin' on each other. (Blaoww) I try to slow down — can't. Try to focus — can't. Try to tell myself, "Relax." [BEAT CUT] ...yeah, good luck with that. [BEAT SLAMS BACK] I can hear every little doubt tryin' to talk over me. So I talk faster, laugh louder, change the subject, keep it movin'. Don't let 'em see how much noise is underneath. I don't need somebody fixin' me, I need a second where my own thoughts don't keep interruptin' me. (Grrrahh) [Chorus ] Smilin' just cheezin', (cheezin', chee-zin', cheezin') Just a little closed-mouth grin while my whole head carries on. Smilin' just cheezin', (cheezin', cheezin', cheezin') I keep talkin' right along while my thoughts keep gettin' loud. Smilin' just cheezin' (la-di-la-da-ya) [Bridge ] I know I talk a lot. Maybe that's the point. If I keep the words comin', maybe nobody notices the noise that's underneath 'em. [breath] Gotta lil' closed-mouth grin while my eyes sayin' more than I wanna say. [whisper] And when I finally stop talkin', that's when I hear it all. Everything I've been tryna suppress all day. [Verse 3] So I talk, laugh, ramble, change the subject, and keep that little grin on. Not because everything's okay, but because sometimes it's easier to look normal than explain what's happenin' inside. smi-lin' just chee-zin' (cheezin', chee-zin', cheezin') [DROP] WRONG. [Final Chorus ] SMILIN' JUST CHEEZIN'! (cheezin', chee-zin', cheezin') Just a little closed-mouth grin while my whole mind carries on! SMILIN' JUST CHEEZIN'! (cheezin', chee-zin', cheezin') I keep talkin' right along while my thoughts keep go-go-goin' off! (Blaoww!) Smilin' just cheezin'. You see the grin, you hear me talk, but you don't hear what's underneath it all. Smilin' just cheezin', just cheezin' (la-di-la-da-ya) [layered] [Outro ] I'm still here, still breathin', still learnin' what these thoughts are meanin'. And tomorrow, I'll probably see ya again, just cheezin'. [small pause] Maybe you'll know what it costs. (la-di-la-da-ya) s-s-s-smile like nothin's wrong.