Caged
Masked and broken
I walk with my head high
Smiling from ear to ear
Passerbys smile too
All they think is that it’s fine
I’m happy--they think
Oh, to be happy--they mumble to their lover
Look at me
Help!--I scream
My words suffocated
In the noise of the crowd
Why can no one see me?
A mask that caged my soul
It screams in agony to be let free
Pounding
And pounding
Against my vessel
It wears and tears
But the mask remains untouched
For nobody can see the pain
That lies inside
Why can no one see?
Please let me free
An eternal darkness
But still, I smile
Through endless tears and screams
My heart slowly tearing apart
My soul dimming
My brain flickering
But that mask hides it all
No one can see
A peek into the light is shuddered
And hidden
Why can no one see?
Please let me free