Out in the shadows
Where we stand each day
We wait for that glimmer
To light our way

That one little talk
With a stranger unknown
And that chance encounter
While we stand alone

She deftly lifts the veil,
and the view startles me.
No, not the exquisite beauty...
but the scars that I see.

And she smiles coyly,
for a secret she's revealed.
But under that pretty smile,
there are tears concealed.

She lets the veil fall...
"No one else knows" she says.
And from the girl in the mirror,
she slowly parts ways

When the curtain falls,
and the show's all done...
I take off my mask
and become a "no one"

When the audience is gone
My pretence goes away
And from the one who's outspoken
I become the one who's got nothing to say

When I finally try
To be the true "me"
The stage is all deserted
And there is no one left to see....

Don't say you know me
When I'm someone I'm not
Don't say it's alright
When it's not okay at all

Don't promise me anything
For you always break them all
Don't say I'm silent
Because chaos surrounds us all

Don't say you'll remember
Because you always forget I'm here
Don't bid me good bye
'To meet again' we'll try...

When I glance in the mirror
And observe it reflecting me
I find a stranger looking out
And I wish I could know me...

When everyone around
Are being what they want to be
I find insecurity surmount
And I wish I could know me...

When I hear those praises
Which don't mean a thing, you see....
I close my ears
And I wish I could know me...

When it's all over
And the pyre doesn't burn
Don't collect my remnants
Don't put my ashes in an urn

When not just the body
Even the soul goes void
Don't think of me as someone you loved
Think of me as someone you'd rather avoid

Don't douse me in a river
I've never been so strong
Just leave me with the wind
Let it gently carry me along

Let me for once take the reigns
For long I was deprived
Let this end be the beginning
Even death has survived

So when it's all over
Don't dare to turn
But still, do me a favour...
Don't put my ashes in an urn.

If eyes could tell the truth,
then one would never lie.
If eyes could hide the pain...
then one would never sigh.

If the heart could talk out loud..
then all feelings could be told.
If the heart could narrate...
the no story would be untold.