[Verse]
Always pretending
Always the show
Painting a face
But who would know
Behind the mask
A storm’s at play
The cracks are showing
I fade away
[Prechorus]
I tie the strings
I fake the grace
But every mirror shows my face
[Chorus]
I smile to hide the pain
Oh I do
A laugh to shield the rain breaking through
The truth’s a mess
It’s hard to confess
Behind the mask
There’s nothing new
[Verse 2]
I walk the tightrope
Balancing lies
A circus act beneath the skies
They see the glitter
The perfect scene
But they don’t know what it really means
[Bridge]
Take it off
Take it down
Let the world see the cracks I’ve found
Every piece
Every scar
Makes me who I really are
[Chorus]
I smile to hide the pain
Oh I do
A laugh to shield the rain breaking through
The truth’s a mess
It’s hard to confess
Behind the mask
There’s nothing new