Behind the Mask

I sing of love I sing of light But in the dark I hide my fight A face I know A face unknown A perfect smile This mask I wear The truth beneath They still don't know Even if the world hears the truth I sing of lies Unable to expose my heart Behind the mask I play a part A voice so loud A quiet heart I tell you "Be yourself Be free" "Be yourself Be free" Yet I'm the one still hiding A painted smile A practiced pose A garden blooms But no one knows The soil’s cracked The roots are thin I preach the sun I’m trapped within I sing to heal I sing to mend But fear lingers in my harmony Behind the mask I play a part A voice so loud A quiet heart I tell you "Be yourself Be free" "Be yourself Be free" Yet I'm the one still hiding A thousand words The loudest voice Drowning the real me What they see is not my face Just the echo of who I pretend to be Behind the mask I play a part A voice so loud A quiet heart I tell you "Be yourself Be free" "Be yourself Be free" Yet I'm the one still hiding Behind the mask I fade I fall A stranger trapped inside it all