MASKS VIP

[Verse 1] I’ve lived a hundred borrowed lives In faces not my own Practiced every line and smile Just to call this world my home Reflections in a crowded room I vanish in their eyes Played the part for every heart But every truth denied [Pre-Chorus] Underneath the laughter Underneath the light Is anyone out there Who sees through the lie? If these layers shatter If I finally breathe Will I find the “me” Still hiding underneath? [Chorus] Tell me, am I more than what I show? If I let it fall, will you even know? Every mask I made was just to hide the ache But now the mask is all I seem to be Would you still see me if I let it break? [Verse 2] I paint my hope in borrowed shades Forget what’s truly real Mirror shards across the floor Which one holds what I feel? If I lost the habit If I dropped the act Would you run from what’s behind Or finally look back? [Pre-Chorus] Every mask a shelter Every word a wall But I can’t remember If I’m anyone at all [Chorus] Tell me, am I more than what I show? If I let it fall, will you even know? Every mask I made was just to hide the ache But now the mask is all I seem to be Would you still see me if I let it break? [Breakdown] I’m untying every ribbon Peeling off the glue Faces in the mirror Are they me, or just a few? If I strip away each part Will there be something left? Or just the echo of a name I buried with the rest? [Chorus] Tell me, am I more than what I show? Or is the mask my only home? All these layers, all these roles I played Now the mask is all I seem to be Would you still see me if I let it break, Or am I just the fragments in the wake? [Spiral Outro] There’s silence where a self should be Shadows gather where I used to dream I tried to hold on to someone real But the lines blurred until I disappeared Maybe I’m nobody, maybe I’m lost Maybe the mask is all I’ve got But if someone’s listening in the dark Call my name and I might remember my heart