Masquerade Lyrics

We wake up in the morning put on the mask we're always wearing

A smile that's not our own hiding truths we should be sharing

In the mirror we see eyes that have lost their glow

Living lives for others just to fit into their show

We're not our true selves living in this society

Saying words we don't mean for the sake of propriety

We dance to the tune of the acceptance we crave

But deep down we know it's our own soul we betray

Oh the faces we wear they're heavy like lead

We laugh we cheer but inside we're all dead

For their dreams their comforts for a hopeless cause

To drown in the echoes of our cultures applause

We're not really ourselves living in this society

We do the wrong things for the sake of propriety

We dance to the tune of the acceptance we crave

But deep down we know it's our own soul we betray

Oh how we long for the courage to stand alone

To speak our minds to let our true colors be shown

But fear grips our hearts keeps us silent keeps us small

In a world where being real could be your downfall

We don't know who we are living in this society

When you can't tell the truth for the sake of propriety

We dance to the tune of the acceptance we crave

But deep down we know it's our own soul we betray

Imagine a day when we could all just be

Without the fear of judgment or the need to agree

To live with honesty to wear our true face

In a world where love is a given not something to chase

We're not our true selves living in this society

Saying words we don't mean for the sake of propriety

But maybe one day we'll find the strength to say

I am who I am and that'll be ok

So here's to the dream to living authentically

To breaking the chains of this social hypocrisy

May we find the courage may we find our voice

In a world with opinions where identity's a choice