Plastic smiles fake cheer
Hidden faces shadowed fear
Eyes that blink but never see
We pretend just to be
Painted whispers in the air
Truth and lies they aren’t rare
Fragments shifting breaking past
Holding on it never lasts
Wear the mask hide the fear
Year to year tear to tear
Cover up what’s inside
Nobody sees where we ____
Empty voices broken sound
In the silence we are bound
Echoes of the doubts we drown
Falling stars crashing down
Mirrored thoughts in shattered views
Lost in layers of the ruse
Who are we beneath the game
Who’s to blame just the same
Wear the mask hide the fear
Year to year tear to tear
Cover up what’s inside
Nobody sees where we hide