Behind the mask she hides,

counting all her lies

Convincing herself she's okay,

and everyone else along the way

 

Afraid to go back to the dark,

the past leaves a mark

Slowly slipping into the gray,

no one knows she's gone astray

 

They say the third time's a charm

She struggles not to bring harm

Fredom like white-out,

still broken throughout

 

Too afraid to let anyone in,

to let them under her skin

She pushes down the hurt,

invisible, never overt

 

People with their prying eyes,

try to see passed her disguise

She trembles, afraid of the pain,

protectiong, hiding in vain

 

She wants someone to lover her,

but remembers the things that were,

words long ago said or unspoken

leaving her shattered and broken

 

She stiches together her bleeding heart,

her mask will never fall apart

Lonely and longing, she aches inside,

her feelings of guilt and fear denied

 

She wishes everyone would go away,

yet hangs on tight, afraid they won't stay

She's too scared to do this alone,

but herself she must atone

 

She's still the same inside,

now she's just learned the lines

Some wounds never heal,

she locks away the things she feels

 

No one knows the real girl,

the insecure, terrified girl

She lives in a strong frame,

all they know is her name

 

She hates herself for being this way

She knows it's her fault they didn't stay

Who wants to befriend a stone?

She fears the hurt, yet wants to be known

 

She wishes she were different, better

She knows she'll always be a scarlet letter

So she'll put on her face and wear her mask,

covering up wounds as she completes each task

 

Forever alone and undiscovered,

to them she's recovered

Only she knows the truth she hides,

the pieces of her heart always set aside