Wherever you go, you know I’ll follow

Offering comfort with smiles that stay hollow

They tell a joke and I force myself to laugh along

If I didn’t, would you know something is wrong?

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It’s so hard to pretend I’m alright

When everyday seems like a fight

And every night dreams torment me

With images of how we could be

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You hold me in your arms to keep me warm

Always there to protect me from harm

But then I wake up in this cold reality

Where I am just a burden you must carry

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I wish that you would pick up on my lies

And see the pain that’s hidden in my eyes

Yet you never notice, I’ll never let you

Because remaining perfect is something I must do

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And I won’t let anyone ever see through

The unwavering mask I put on for you