a mask to cover up the flaws
a mask to take away the imperfections
a mask to hide the truth
a mask to cover up the feelings

it beautifies,
it shows what everyone wants to see,
it takes away the insecurity from oneself,
but once taken off, everything falls

you see who the true you is
sometimes you feel great and pretty
but most of the time, you pull yourself down
and you go deeper because of others

a mask can prettify
a mask can hide something
a mask can falsely portray you
but a mask is all i have to show

wow your hair is amazing today,
your skin looks flawless,
eyes are filled with so much light,
the smile on your face is so bright,
you tell yourself over and over,
but you don't believe in your words.

your hair is so frizzy,
you have lots of acne,
your eyes are ugly,
you always frown,
they tell you over and over,
that even you tell it to yourself now,
and believe it all.

i've been stressed for so long
you've been there thru hardships
beside me as i cry
thank you for that

jokes were what we're used to
laughing all the pain away
forgetting the sad moments
thank you for that

you were a great person
you were always there for me
you were always so kind to me
thank you for that

i gave you my everything
and you gave yours too
we had the best moments
thank you for that

now you're with someone
someone you really like
i couldn't say what i truly feel for you now
because all i could say to you in the past was thank you

i thought that you understand how i felt
all the memories, much deeper than intended
everything we did, was a different perspective for me
i wish those three words, were easy to utter like all the thank you's i said

i guess thank you for all the memories
thank you for leading me on
thank you for letting me realize
that my thank you was for nothing