--- [Intro – Clean Guitar Soft arpeggios bleed into silence, a storm builds far away] --- [Verse 1] They see the mask I wear each day A smile painted in shades of gray Behind the glass there’s a part I hide A stranger living deep inside --- [Verse 2] The world believes I’m steady, strong But inside been waiting so Long A fragile frame, a fractured mind Searching for myself to find --- [Pre-Chorus 1] I can’t outrun the weight I bear The truth beneath is always there --- [Chorus 1] I’m not the face they think they know Beneath the skin the shadows grow I wear the armor, that comes apart But only I can feel the Dark --- [Guitar Solo – Shredding, soaring, bleeding emotion into fire] --- [Verse 3] I hold my tongue, like a word untold But silence cuts into my soul I’m fighting battles no one sees A war that lives inside of me --- [Verse 4] If I collapse, would they still care? Or just believe the mask I wear The strongest front, the hollow frame Inside it burns the hidden shame --- [Pre-Chorus 2] I can’t escape the lies I weave The hardest person to believe --- [Chorus 2] I’m not the face they think they know Beneath the skin the shadows grow I wear the armor, It comes apart Can't believe, their still in the dark --- [Outro -- emotional guitar break away]
