Illusions

Tell me I'm fine
Tell me I'm alright
Yet never cared
To peak inside
Listen!

I can see your wicked smile
As you wait perched on my shoulder
You're telling me
It's game over

I slowly began to listen
Allowed your words to creep in
Maybe this time I'll give in
Unsure if I will win

Lost!
With every step I take
I'm reminded I'm a failure
Here's to the beast we've locked within

I hear their voices
They feel like home
The twisted smile becomes my own!

Can you hear the cries
Within laughter
See the tears behind
A smile
Do you choose to wear
The mask
Then hide from the world
Then hide from the world

Is this my curse
Day after day it's getting worse
Picked my poison why won't it help me

Buried within a cask no one sees beyond the mask
We all have a face inside
Inner demons we despise
It's hard to look in a mirror
I'm no longer the same
We all have a face to hide
Inner demons we despise

I hear their voices
They feel like home
The twisted smile becomes my own!

Can you hear the cries
Within laughter
See the tears behind
A smile
Do you choose to wear
The mask
Then hide from the world
Then hide from the world

I hear their voices they feel like home
The twisted smile becomes my my own
I hear their voices they feel like home
Empty shell of a smile
Why can't I feel whole

I may have strayed from my path
As you reside a part of me no longer in control

I hear their voices
They feel like home
The twisted smile becomes my own!

Can you hear the cries
Within laughter
See the tears behind
A smile
Do you choose to wear
The mask
Then hide from the world
Then hide from the world