mask - sammy

I wake up, paint another smile on Careful with the cracks along the edges Practice every line before the dawn So nobody has to see the message In the mirror I can feel it fade But I tie it tighter anyway All the colors keeping me in place Hiding all the things I never say This is the mask I wear So you won't see me breaking I laugh like I don't care Though my heart is always shaking I'm covered up in light But I'm lonely underneath it This is the mask I wear Afraid that you will see it I walk through every crowded hallway Playing out a part I didn't choose Nodding at the jokes like it's okay Covering the worry in the bruise Every secret presses on my skin I can feel the stitching pull again Still I keep it fixed for all my friends Scared of what will happen if it ends This is the mask I wear So you won't see me breaking I laugh like I don't care Though my heart is always shaking I'm covered up in light But I'm lonely underneath it This is the mask I wear Afraid that you will see it If I let it fall Let you see it all Every tear I've tried to hide away Would you turn and run If you saw the one Underneath the paint and all the weight This is the mask I wear So you won't see me breaking I laugh like I don't care Though my heart is always shaking I'm covered up in light But I'm lonely underneath it This is the mask I wear Hoping you still see me

------ Source: genie Romanised by JHnimm