Don
Chanté Moore Lyrics

How do I look?
Asking for approval and validation through appearance.

Is that OK?
Seeking reassurance of acceptance.

Lights make up, don’t need my script
Putting on a façade and pretending everything is fine without guidance.

I know the lines
Awareness of the expected behavior in a difficult situation.

Smile, sing a love song
Feigning happiness and ignoring negative emotions.

Act, like nothing’s wrong
Pretending to have it all together.

I know you’re lost but alone
The understanding that others don't recognize the struggle one is going through.

Action, go though the motion
Performing expected actions out of obligation or duty.

But tonight something just isn’t right
Feeling an intense discomfort with the current situation.

Stop! Where’s my understudy?
Asking for help when one is overwhelmed or unable to continue.

I can’t go on, maybe she can take my place
Feeling completely overwhelmed and wanting to give up control to others.

You don’t know me
Feeling misunderstood and unrecognized by others.

No you don’t
Emphasizing the previous line and the sense of isolation.

You don’t dare
Defying others to attempt to understand.

You don’t even bother
Feeling as if others don't care and are not invested in the situation.

I’m so lonely
Feeling alone and abandoned.

I’m fading fast
Experiencing the negative effects of solitude and hopelessness.

When you see me, I feel invisible
Feeling overlooked and disregarded by others.

When you hold me I feel nothing at all
A lack of affection and compassion from others.

And in this masquerade, I know the part I played
Realizing the façade and pretense upheld in situations for the sake of others.

Put on a happy face pretend that it’s not that way
Hiding true emotions for the sake of conforming to others' expectations.

And all I have to say is Don’t make me laugh
Rebuking or rejecting others who attempt to make light of the situation, indicating the severity of the issue at hand.

It’s not funny anymore
Indicating that the situation has reached a critical point and can no longer be dismissed as a joke.

Hey chin up!
Encouraging oneself to remain positive despite adversity.

What’s wrong with you?
Questioning oneself and the inability to overcome difficulties.

I'm giving it all I got
Exerting full effort despite feeling overwhelmed.

Hmmm, it’s not enough
Feeling like one's efforts are ineffectual in improving the situation.

This hurts too much
Experiencing emotional pain or distress in the situation.

You don’t even call it love
Questioning the sincerity and authenticity of the situation, specifically in regards to relationships and affection.

Wave goodbye, curtain’s coming down
Accepting the end of a situation or relationship.

This is our final act
Acknowledging the conclusion of said situation or relationship.

It’s over, it’s over now
Enduring the finality of the situation.

This girl is gone
The change and transformation in the person, possibly indicating the acquisition of emotional growth and development.

Don’t make me, don’t make me
The plea to others to not push the situation and to be sensitive to the difficulties experienced, as well as the request for assistance or support.