The Mask

[First Verse]
I wear a mask
But you wouldn’t know
It doesn’t dance in light or shimmer or glow
My mask is unique, you see
It blends perfectly into my face

Every morning I inch out of my bed
Tryin to find a way out of my head

[CHORUS]
Cause every step forwards feels like
One more step backwards and I
Know what I'm supposed to do, but
Somehow it’s easier to
Put on the mask
That tries to hide the emptiness inside

[VERSE 2]
When everyone
Seems to be laughing
I rely on my mask to
Force out a smile
Sometimes I wonder if it
Really fools everyone here

All through the day I am hiding inside
This cover up I call my mask

[CHORUS]

[BRIDGE]
Only when I am home does the mask come off
And only when I'm alone can I think my thoughts
And every time I break it off it chips away at
A little more of me
A little more of who I should be

When every step forwards feels like
One more step backwards it gets
Hard to do what’s right
And I am losing fight
But you wouldn’t know
Because I wear a mask