Masks

Life isn’t always what it seems

Sometimes a hero is really a villain

And sometimes a villain

Is really a hero

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Nobody truly knows

What we wear behind our masks

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A laugh can hide a cry

A smile can hide a monster

It’s the ones we love

Who bring us to our knees

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We are all phantoms of our own operas

Hiding our scars behind our masks

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Lies can dig graves

In our minds

Secrets can keep truths

From our lips

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Betrayal is a friend

Who hugs with a knife

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Pray for the days

That bring our world

Down to ruin, days

When there's nothing left to lose

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Life is never more honest

Then, when we fall

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Looks aren't always how they appear

Sometimes beauty is only skin deep

And sometimes beauty

Is buried deep

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What's behind our masks, you ask

Strangers you haven’t met