A Song I Once Wrote

WHAT I'M NOT SAYING

My friend, take a look at me,
What do you see?
I'm happy and free...
But then, take a look closer,
Is that really me?

Cause I try to act real strong,
Just to belong,
Hoping that we'll get along...
But that's just a mask you see,
It isn't me,
And I'm trying hard to set myself free....

[Chorus]
Don't listen to what I say,
Or look at what I display,
But listen to what I'm not saying,
And look at what I've been hiding,

Inside this self-built prison walls,
Lies a creature that's scared and lonely,
Now take a look closer,
That small frightened creature,
That creature is me.


And now after all these years,
And shedding of tears,
I'm facing my fears...
But then, everyone laughed at
the image i showed...

So i couldn't throw my masks,
Too hard a task,
I guess that to the grave
these masks will last,
Instead of self liberty,
I got enslavery,
Though i tried so hard to set myself free...

[Chorus]
So take a look closer,
That small frightened creature,
That creature is me.