Behind The Mask

Behind the mask a shadow hides
A crooked grin the truth divides
Eyes that whisper never loud
A face that melts into the cloud
But who am I when no one's near
The mirror cracks beneath the fear

Behind the mask I'm someone new
A thousand faces none are true
Peel the layers one by one
But the real me's always on the run

A painted smile a scripted line
Borrowed words that aren't mine
I'm the echo of a hollow sound
Lost and found but never bound

If I take it off will you stay
Or will you vanish like the day
Behind the mask it's safer here
A world of lies but no more tears

Behind the mask I'm someone new
A thousand faces none are true
Peel the layers one by one
But the real me's always on the run