The Truth Behind a Smile
Does anyone know
How we really feel
Who we really are
Behind the shields that hold us up
Do they know
That behind every joke
And all the fun
That we suffer
So lost
But appearing completely in control
Like we know what we're doing
Like we know who we are
But we don't
We wear smiles and laughs
Like curtains for our souls
Keeping out the light but keeping in the dark
So they don't know
Because we can't let them know
The anguish that is
The truth behind a smile
How we really feel
Who we really are
Behind the shields that hold us up
Do they know
That behind every joke
And all the fun
That we suffer
So lost
But appearing completely in control
Like we know what we're doing
Like we know who we are
But we don't
We wear smiles and laughs
Like curtains for our souls
Keeping out the light but keeping in the dark
So they don't know
Because we can't let them know
The anguish that is
The truth behind a smile