The Mask

Take a look into those angry eyes
Watching yourself crumble down to this compromise
A breathing machine
Alone in the darkness
Controlled by its madness

You're a fake
Feeding the illusion
Blinding lights spreading confusion

Self-optimisation
Forced by addiction
You're a living fiction

So we sacrifice the best of us
The real me withers beneath a cloak of thorns
I'm failing to gain trust
I'm hiding in my dreams

And I don't want to wake up

So please don't drop your guard
'cause I don't know if I can take what's left behind the mask

What's left behind

My longing for recognition
Chokes me slowly
Don't wake me

So please don't drop your guard
'cause I don't know if I can take what's left behind the mask

So hide beneath the surface
You are one of the deceived
Feinting on purpose

Take a look into those empty eyes
Watching yourself crumble down to this compromise
A breathing machine
Wasted, lost in hatred

The mask we wear, the pain we share
The face in the mirror so unfamiliar

Please don't drop your guard
'cause I don't know if I can take what's left behind the mask

What's left behind

So hide beneath the surface
You are one of the deceived
Feinting on purpose



Credits
Writer(s): Lukas Byrne, Nils Radeisen
Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

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