You hear me laugh,
You see me smile,
You think everything's ok,
But it's not and it hasn't been for quite a while.

It's become second nature,
Keeping up this masquerade.
Lying, smiling and laughing,
Hoping you don't see through the charade.

Though I grow so tired,
Wishing to give it all up,
I have to keep going.

Never can I stop,
Never can I cry,
And here's the reason why;
If I crack even a little,
It all comes undone.
Everything I've worked to hide,
Will come to light.
And so like the web of a spider,
A web of lies continues to be spun.