Behind the Neverending Mask

[Intro] [Verse 1] I paint a smile with steady hands, A porcelain face to meet demands. But shadows linger in these eyes, A fractured soul in calm disguise. The cracks are forming, slow and deep, Yet no one hears the tears I keep. [Chorus] Behind the neverending mask, I’m drowning in the questions asked. The weight of silence breaks my bones, A hollow heart that’s never known The courage just to say goodbye, Or let you see the reasons why. [Verse 2] I trace the lines of yesterday, Where laughter hid the debts I pay. The echoes of your voice remain, A ghostly warmth I can’t sustain. I clutch the air where you once stood, Afraid to lose what’s understood. [Chorus] Behind the neverending mask, I’m drowning in the questions asked. The weight of silence breaks my bones, A hollow heart that’s never known The courage just to say goodbye, Or let you see the reasons why. [Bridge] If I unravel, thread by thread, Would you stay or turn your head? The truth is trembling on my tongue, But fear has tied what’s left unsung. [Outro] [Chorus] Behind the neverending mask, I’m drowning in the questions asked. The weight of silence breaks my bones, A hollow heart that’s never known The courage just to say goodbye… To let the falling tears run dry. [Outro]