Title: "No Masquerade"
Verse 1
I was never carved to wear another face,
Never born to bargain for a borrowed place.
Truth is not a garment stitched for someone's eyes,
It survives the seasons, it outlives disguise.
You can build a castle made of borrowed light,
Paint the empty windows till they shine so bright.
But when the morning finds what shadows couldn't hide,
Only honest footsteps still remain with pride.
Pre-Chorus
Love cannot be purchased by surrendering your soul.
A heart that must be traded was never truly whole
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Chorus
I will love with open hands,
Not with chains or grand demands.
If you choose me, let it be
For the man you're meant to see.
No masquerade... no borrowed flame,
No changing truth to earn a name.
If my heart is all I own,
Then let it stand on truth alone.
Verse 2
Some will chase the echo of a painted dream,
Mistaking gentle rivers for a roaring stream.
Golden words are empty when they hide a lie;
Even sweetest music fades if truth must die.
Strength is not the loudness of a desperate plea,
Nor the weight of gifts beneath a wounded tree.
It is standing steady when the world demands
That you trade your backbone for another's hands.
Bridge
The soul can hear what lips refuse to say.
Eyes reveal the cost we hide away.
Every heart is searching through the noise,
Not for perfect answers, but an honest voice.
So if you walk beside me, walk because it's real.
Not because illusion taught your heart to feel.
Final Chorus
I will love with open hands,
Built on truth that always stands.
If tomorrow calls my name,
I'll be just the same.
No masquerade... no borrowed flame,
No changing truth to win the game.
When the years erase our youth,
Love will still remember truth.
Outro
The strongest hearts are never those that pretend.
They're the ones that tell the truth
