Mask

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I hide behind some many masks
Wondering if anyone will ever ask
"Why do you hide from me?
Is there something we can't see?"
But no one does, instead
They tell me that I'm wrong in the head

Can't they see that I try showing them my face
But all they do is turn and leave me in disgrace
When will the hiding finally stop
When can this mask come off
Show people who I am inside
Without fearing that they won't want me alive

I say I'm happy, I smile and laugh
But they only see one half
A part of me is happy, that's not a lie
But another part just wishes to die
I use the happy one as my mask
Hoping that my anger won't strike fast
Leaving pain in the wake
Of an idiotic mistake

This is why I curl up inside
Wearing a mask to hide my pride
I don't believe I'm talented so I don't try
All I do is to beat myself down and hope I die

That's not a good way to think
But seriously all I have to do is blink
Close my eyes for a second
You see I reckon
That if I could just let it go
Then my face I can finally show

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