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Tonight is like any other night. I tremble as I drift into the land of dreams, Afraid what will come with the dawn. In the morning I'll put on that fake smile, A mask to hide my fear. The day passes like a script in a play, Going through the motions, Through lines rehearsed over and over. I'm just another actor on the world's stage, My mask is one of many. At home I return to a Greek tragedy, A dysfunctional family doomed from the start. I wear my mask and lose myself In the fake and distorted world. No one is who they really are. I remove my mask and lie down once more, Afraid of the coming tomorrow. Afraid that I'll wake up in a world that's real, Where I've lost my precious mask, And I'll finally be forced to be me.
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Apr 9, 2013
Apr 9, 2013 at 10:55 PM UTC
Off the World's Stage
Tonight is like any other night. I tremble as I drift into the land of dreams, Afraid what will come with the dawn. In the morning I'll put on that fake smile, A mask to hide my fear. The day passes like a script in a play, Going through the motions, Through lines rehearsed over and over. I'm just another actor on the world's stage, My mask is one of many. At home I return to a Greek tragedy, A dysfunctional family doomed from the start. I wear my mask and lose myself In the fake and distorted world. No one is who they really are. I remove my mask and lie down once more, Afraid of the coming tomorrow. Afraid that I'll wake up in a world that's real, Where I've lost my precious mask, And I'll finally be forced to be me.
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matthew-mayfield
Apr 9, 2013
Apr 9, 2013 at 10:55 PM UTC
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