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High-Achiever

(Stavroula Mitsea)

A look inside the life of a “perfect” overachiever who’s mastered the art of smiling through pressure, even as their dreams fade and the mask gets harder to hold up.

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Verse 1: 
I walked out of the door that keeps my greatest fears out 
Looked at the world I always heard horror stories about 
Saw the weirdest, most beautiful things 
Butterflies that once could fly, on the ground now with broken wings 
I saw the dreams I had and let them fade 
‘Cause the road ahead was already laid 
What a shame they had to go to waste 
Can't stray from the rules so I just cut and paste 
 
Pre-Chorus: 
Now there's silence at the table 
Loud in my mind 
Trying to overtake it 
Always gotta stay kind 
Can never shed the label 
But I'm falling behind 
Dressed up the monster in my closet 
In neat clothes and white lies 
 
Chorus: 
High-achiever, looking wise  
Deceiving but no one even tries 
To see through a high-achiever’s lies 
Hiding in plain sight 
‘Til the chains that hold me tight 
Let me go, I'll never fight 
Always strive to do what's right 
High-achiever, my disguise 
 
Verse 2: 
All the grace I fake 
Now I've gotta keep it up 
Just an illusion 
But it's what will save me 
Walking on that stage 
Now I've gotta set it up 
Play the part I hate 
‘Cause It's the part they gave me 
 
Pre-Chorus: 
I will smile for the picture 
I'll be nothing but good 
Follow every single stricture  
Just like I should(*harmonize here) 
Live to make good impressions  
God forbid I make mistakes 
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