Masquerade

I can see right through you

I play along to try and keep the peace

In your deceptive smile

Just a shell of the person you used to be

The image you convey

Was never true to yourself and it shows

It's all just one big act

And it's played out over and over

You play pretend through stories shaped

The masquerade that you're living out every day

Is tailor-made, burden-free

But this facade is all you'll ever be

It's all you'll ever be

I know you want me to bite

I know you want me to take the bait

But you're so lost in the plot

In all the stories that you create

That you don't know yourself

You're projecting your bullshit on us

Now tell me what's the point

What is the goddamn point?

And as you take your place

Centre of the stage

When the curtains raise and you cue your lines

Will the performance tonight be where you let it shine

Or will you face a truth, one that you try to hide

That the portrait you paint was just a lie

And the more you're exposed the more you're vulnerable

And that's all that's left, all you're remembered for

Just the mask you wear concealing your true guise

You play pretend through stories shaped

The masquerade that you're living out every day

Is tailor-made, burden-free

But this facade is all you'll ever be

You made your bed the wrong way

The masquerade that you're living out every day

Will start to crack, wise to the act

It's just a matter of time

It's just a matter of time

We witness the collapse