Greasepaint and Cracked Mirrors

Greasepaint and Cracked Mirrors

I paint my smile in the morning
hide the wreckage with a joke, Pull on baggy laughter
hoping nobody sees I’m broke
Juggle pain for an audience
the noise is always in demand
But nobody claps when the spotlight shakes in my hand.

Greasepaint and cracked mirrors
Cover up the scars I hide
I play the fool so nobody figures How often the clown just cries inside.
Turn heartbreak to slapstick
bury grief in red and blue, Fake a laugh, wipe my tears
nobody ever sees them through, They want the pratfall
not the truth behind the act, So I play it up

keep them fooled, never let the smile fall flat.
Greasepaint and cracked mirrors
Cover up the scars I hide
I play the fool so nobody figures How often the clown just cries inside.
When the act is done, I wash my face clean
Stare at a stranger, asking what it all means.

Greasepaint and cracked mirrors
Cover up the scars I hide
I play the fool so nobody figures How often the clown just cries inside.