It's the Demon

Smiling, happy dreams, it all ended
I can't believe what's happening
Look left?
Look right?
There it is again, pulling me back
Holding me against what I regret
Will this ever end?

It's the demon that stares
It's the demon that shoves
It destroys my happiness
Yet no one understands

Here I am again, right at the dinner table
Everyone is laughing and having fun
I can't seem to feel the same
Then they look at me, and tell me to stop looking so sad
But then I look over, and the demon stares right back
Laughing and criticizing me
I turn back to them, hiding behind the mask I made
They go on laughing, as I feel myself cracking

It's the demon that tortures
It's the demon that judges
Destroying me inside
Empty is all I feel, nothing more

At night I feel my mask breaking
Just as the tears begin to fall
I feel my heart beat for just a moment
But then it all falls apart
I turn back into that masked stranger
My dreams or hopes don't matter anymore
Let me hide behind my mask
Maybe no one will discover my broken emotions

It's the demon that harvested my soul
It's the demon that stole my happiness
It's the demon that breaks my emotions
It's the demon that harbors my fear