Man Behind the Mask

Got a heart full of thunder, but I whisper when I speak,

Been carryin’ all my shadows like the weight cuts down my feet.

Got a name I never mention, and a past I can’t outrun,

But the man behind this mask ain’t the only broken one.

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I’m just the man behind the mask,

Hidin’ stories in the dark,

With a soul carved outta sorrow

And a fire tryin’ to spark.

If you look past all the silence,

You might see the truth at last—

I ain’t runnin’, I’m just learnin’

How to live behind the mask.

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There’s a tremble in my voice, from every night I went unheard,

A hundred prayers unanswered, but I still sang every word.

I’ve been bruised by my own choices, I’ve been swallowed by the night,

But the man behind this mask is still standin’ in the light.

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I’m just the man behind the mask,

Hidin’ stories in the dark,

With a soul carved outta sorrow

And a fire tryin’ to spark.

If you look past all the silence,

You might see the truth at last—

I ain’t runnin’, I’m just learnin’

How to live behind the mask.

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Every scar I’ve kept in secret,

Every tear I never showed,

They’re the reasons that I’m standin’,

They’re the songs I’ve never wrote.

Take a listen to my heartbeat—

Hear the blues behind the brass,

Hear the man who’s finally speakin’

From behind the broken mask.

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I’m just the man behind the mask,

Hidin’ stories in the dark,

With a soul carved outta sorrow

And a fire tryin’ to spark.

If you’re searchin’ for redemption,

You can find me in the cracks—

I ain’t perfect, but I’m learnin’

To be more than just the mask.