Masks

(Verse 1) This mask is yours, this mask is theirs Share them between you Take whichever part of me You want me to be This mask belongs to him This mask belongs to me But no, I don't wanna play this game I don't wanna fake it anymore (Pre-Chorus) You're the lucky ones, you don't think like I do You don't hear a hundred voices telling you what to do A hundred people living in my head A hundred faces I can never forget And every morning when I wake I wonder which one I should take (Chorus) Which one should I wear today? Which one do you want to see? A smiling face, a funny man Someone who dances endlessly A little sad, a little bright A broken soul pretending it's alright Tell me who you want me to be Which mask will set me free? (Verse 2) There's a mask for every moment A face for every room I laugh when I should be crying I bloom inside the gloom You call me kind, you call me cold You see the stories that I'm told But no one asks what's underneath No one hears me when I scream I built these walls with careful hands To fit inside your little plans But every face I put away Still comes back at the end of day (Pre-Chorus 2) You're the lucky ones, you sleep without the noise You never have to drown yourself To hear your own voice A hundred shadows in my brain A hundred ways to hide the pain And every time I change my skin I lose the person I have been (Chorus) Which one should I wear today? Which one do you want to see? A smiling face, a funny man Someone who dances endlessly A little sad, a little bright A broken soul pretending it's alright Tell me who you want me to be Which mask will set me free? (Bridge) Take them all away Take them all away I don't wanna be your hero I don't wanna be your clown Take them all away Let the silence stay If I tear away the faces Will you recognize me now? Am I the man behind the glass? Or just a shadow of the past? If I have no face to show Would you still want me close? (Final Chorus) Which one should I wear today? I don't know who you want me to be A smiling face, a funny man Or someone drowning silently A little sad, a little bright A thousand colors lost inside the night You can take the masks from me But will you recognize what's left of me? (Outro) This mask is yours... This mask is mine... No more faces... No more lies... I close my eyes... And for the first time... I don't have to be anyone.