The Mask That Hides Me

I wear this badge of regret, upon my coat of despair.
Visions blurred, from all my liar's tears.
This is who I am, not a knight in shining armor, but a manipulative jester.

I can't save you, instead I will make you hurt.
Beneath the smiles and warmth, my regret and pain disappears.
"I am me." Yeah, right, that's a phrase I used to deceive

I watch as the pain slowly eats at me.
It's like a disease that cant be healed chemically.
A breath escapes my lips, but all I say is the lies to make you love me.

Crouching in the dark corners to hide my own imperfections,
I only show you the mask that is made to conceal the monster that lives in me.

So, as I show you all the real me,
I have to ask can you still love this freakish monster that is me?