[Verse 1]
Staring at my Sunday skin
Polished lies
A borrowed grin
Every word rehearsed
It fits
Til the seams start to split
Pull it tight
Lace up the eyes
Hide the tremor
Hide the bite
Silk on top of rust and scars
You don't know how deep they are
[Pre-Chorus]
You say my name like a prayer
But you don’t know who’s in there
Every smile
Every task
Is just a crack in the mask
[Chorus]
Behind the mask
I am teeth
I am fire
I’m the ghost in the glass
I am want
I’m desire
You see a saint
I’m the wreck
I’m the war you can’t ask
I am alive
Behind the mask
[Verse 2]
Shake my hand
You feel it shake?
That’s the storm I’ve learned to fake
Every nod
Another chain
Keeping muzzle on the rage
Painted calm across my face
Like a warning taped in place
Peel it back and you’ll find out
What your comfort’s all about
[Pre-Chorus]
You call me safe
Call me kind
You never step past the line
Every oath that you bask
Was written under the mask
[Chorus]
Behind the mask
I am teeth
I am fire
I’m the ghost in the glass
I am want
I’m desire
You see a saint
I’m the wreck
I’m the war you can’t ask
I am alive
Behind the mask
[Bridge]
I pull it on
I disappear
I can be anyone
Right here
I pull it tight
Become the roar
I’m something else
I’m something more (hey!)
[Chorus]
Behind the mask
I am teeth
I am fire
I’m the ghost in the glass
I am want
I’m desire
You see a saint
I’m the wreck
I’m the war you can’t ask
I am alive
Behind the mask