Bad Liar -

For months, they had lived in what looked like a "perfect paradise" to anyone peering through the window. They went to dinners, laughed at the right times, and planned for a future that felt increasingly like a script they were forced to read. But inside, everything was "tearing at the seams".

The house was quiet, the kind of heavy silence that follows a long day of saying nothing at all. Leo sat at the kitchen table, watching the condensation drip down a glass of water. In the other room, Clara was hummed a tune—something light, something meant to sound like she was okay.

"I can't be what you want me to be," Leo said, finally letting the truth out. "I wish I could make your heart believe it’s okay, but I'm a bad liar". Bad Liar

"Now you know," he said softly. "And now you're free to go".

He walked into the living room. Clara was looking at a photo of them from two years ago, back when their smiles didn't feel so heavy. She looked up, her eyes searching his, begging for a reason to keep believing the illusion. "Tell me what you see," Leo whispered, his voice cracking. For months, they had lived in what looked

Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar (Acoustic Cover) by Anna Hamilton

Clara didn't answer. She didn't have to. The "crocodile tears" were already there, and the faith they’d spent years building was gone. The house was quiet, the kind of heavy

Leo felt the weight of it in his chest. He wanted to be the person she needed—the stable, happy man she’d married—but his mind felt like a "war zone". He was battling a darkness he couldn't explain, a "world inside" that felt like an enemy. Every time he tried to smile and tell her he was fine, the lie felt like lead in his mouth.