WORDS I AM AFRAID TO SAY BUT LIVE WITH EACH AND EVERY DAY
THEY CUT SO DEEP AND LEAVE WOUNDS UNHEALED
MASK MAKE MY LIVE UNREVEALED
I HIDE WITH MASKS THAT HAVE A SMILE
YET INSIDE I AM SCARED AND CRYING OUT LOUD
THE FEAR OF OTHERS KNOW THE TRUE ME IS SCARY
SO I PRETEND THIS IS ME I’M OKAY,
BUT MY HEART IS BREAKING
I’M OKAY BUT IT’S TO LATE I’M DYING
I’M OKAY BUT THE BROKENNESS I FEEL IS KILLING ME
AND I NEED TO HEAL ADDICTIONS, DIVORCE, DEBT AND LIES
THEY ALL KEEP ME DOWN ON MY KNEES
I SEE OTHERS WITH THEIR HAPPY LIVES WONDERING WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE BESIDES THE LONELINESS, MISTRUST, HURT AND TEARS HAS LIVED IN ME FOR MANY YEARS
HOW LONG CAN I LIVE THIS WAY?
THE MASK IS STARTING TO FEEL MY PAIN
IT’S FALLING OFF AND OUT
I’LL COME WHAT WILL OTHERS SAY – I’M DUMB TO LET THIS GO ON FOR SO LONG WHEN REALLY ALL I HAD TO DO WAS ACKNOWLEDGE THE PAIN AND GO ON
NOW I’M TAKING
BABY STEPS, QUIVERING, I STILL SHAKE
THE FUTURE IS MINE, AND MISTAKES I WILL MAKE BUT MY DAYS WILL BE FULL OF CHOICES TO MAKE MINDFULNESS AND FEELING GREAT NO ONE TO PUT ME DOWN CAUSE I’M LIVING ON MY TERMS ALONE BUT NOT LONELY EACH DAY SURVIVING, STRONGER IN MIND MY HEART IS NOT ACHING BECAUSE I’VE GROWN UP THIS TIME KB