Hypocrites everywhere, take a look around
In the mirror? One more for the list, write me down
Everybody says they want one thing yet do another
Everybody lies; nobody is real with each other
How do you live in a world where you never know the truth?
It’s a mystery, even for the most successful sleuth
So we keep on living, wandering about
Pretending everything is okay; that there is no doubt
When in reality all we do is second guess
Does anybody ever really try their best?
Who are they living for-their reputations or themselves?
Because all I see is social media and informative books that never leave the shelves
Everything we do now is immensely superficial
We even need Facebook for our relationships to become official
The slightest of mistakes and everybody is so quick to judge
They claim they’re open minded yet from their opinions they refuse to budge
So instead of agreeing with them, I decide to act out
I do everything I shouldn’t, hang out with people my parents warned me about
It was fun for a while, everything being so new
They were so protective and loyal too
But then one day things went wrong
I realized how astray my morals had gone
So I packed up my things and put that life behind me
Leaving your friends and habits behind isn’t easy
But it was for the best and now I’m a better person
But as time goes on, the nightmares worsen
I live life afraid of whom I was becoming in the past
Maybe one day I’ll conquer that fear at last
But until that day, I’ll work on staying away
Maybe one day I’ll meet another person who can keep my nightmares at bay
Because the only person who could do that for me-who could make me feel safe
Left me all alone in the cold, made me feel like a waif
So now again, I’m rebuilding myself
I’ve even begun taking some of the informative books off the shelf
I’ve met some people here who say they’ve got my back
But my heart doesn’t let me forget how bad it could hurt if they attack
So I keep my distance, at least for now
I bet one day I’ll let my walls down but right now, I just don’t know how