Every morning I wear a mask on my face
Determined to hide that I'm truly afraid
And nobody knows the truth in my lies
All the nights I've laid with tears in my eyes
And still they think they know me so well
That I'm happy and proud and they always can tell
That I've always shined like a tiny star
But I'm just a scared, unconfident guy
I show courage and appear to be strong
But that's just to stop questions from being asked far too long
As I sink to the bottom of a very dark hole
I feel like I can't let anyone know
It's my burden not theirs, I can deal with the load
But sometimes I wish I didn't feel so alone
The mask on my face is starting to fade
And I'm worried to find I'll be left and betrayed
If everyone knew the real me underneath
All my laughter and smiles with teeth
The sad little boy who can no longer fake a smile
Who can no longer walk the extra mile
The boy who watches all his dreams die
With sorrow he can no longer hide
So the mask must stay on
For who knows how long
To hide all the misery and fear
And cover it all with happiness and cheer :)
