The Mask We Wear

The tie that binds those of us who hide away A veil we forge to keep all at bay Behind the smiles hides this creeping deadly weight I smile again In its wake, a walking contradiction strays Like clockwork, our faces bellow different tales Covers judged, silent scream, salvation fails Inside we scream It's what we think and what we feel In toils of despair That drives us to reveal The mask we wear The mask we wear The mask we wear Troubled sleep, wandering mind to darker place The swarm within feeds on the late hours, embraced Hand in hand go the guilt and what dismays I bury again Fed the lives of how we think our lives should be Consume their stories to feel whole, left solitary Unseen foe, highlighted yet thought as weak They never see It's what we think and what we feel In toils of despair That drives us to reveal The mask we wear Snap out of it you say But the veil will stay It's what we think and what we feel In toils of despair That drives us to reveal The mask we wear, we wear The mask we wear The mask we wear