I'm trapped behind a person I want to be...
I'm trapped like the person I wanted to be
like fireflies in a jar on a stormy night -
like caterpillars longing for flight
There's the person they all see
and then farther down is
the one that's really me
I'm ugly, stupid, and fake
like plastic dolls, robots, and
castles made sourly of cake
There's a mask - only a mask
so why can't I take it off
I feel like an actor alone in the cast
I'm simply not myself
even the mirror will agree
it only sees a doll on a shelf
This really isn't me -
look closer and you'll see
Nov 10, 2014
Nov 10, 2014 at 6:16 PM UTC
I'm trapped behind a person I want to be...
I'm trapped like the person I wanted to be
like fireflies in a jar on a stormy night -
like caterpillars longing for flight
There's the person they all see
and then farther down is
the one that's really me
I'm ugly, stupid, and fake
like plastic dolls, robots, and
castles made sourly of cake
There's a mask - only a mask
so why can't I take it off
I feel like an actor alone in the cast
I'm simply not myself
even the mirror will agree
it only sees a doll on a shelf
This really isn't me -
look closer and you'll see
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