Do I have to wear the mask?

Do I really have to hide?

Do I really have to replace with a smile the pain I feel inside?

Do I really have to pretend that everything's okay?

Because inside, I really don't feel that way.

Yet I keep up the mask, I don't let them know

I hide away the majority of me, and don't let my true colors show

I think we all have a mask, though some are thinner than others

I think we all hide behind a smile sometimes

Because it's easier to lie

So yes, I will wear the mask

So yes, I will hide my tears

But no, not from you

 I don't have the strength

 You can see my lies