Under this smile like a mask each day
I laugh it off pretend it’s okay
But inside I’m breaking falling apart
Hiding the cracks of a crumbling heart
I say the right words but they’re hollow and thin
No one hears the war raging within
I’m pretending to be happy but I’m losing the fight
Trying to hold it together while I cry every night
I’m smiling through tears but no one can see
That behind every laugh I’m not really free
I’m falling apart but I’m holding it in
Pretending I’m fine when I’m breaking within
They ask me how I am and I say I’m good
I’ve learned how to fake it like they think I should
But the weight of the silence is pulling me down
And I’m drowning inside while I wear this crown
I’ve mastered the art of keeping it light
But inside I’m strangled by the weight of the night
If I let it all out would they turn away
If I showed them my scars would they still stay
I’m afraid of the truth they don’t want to see
So I keep on pretending and hiding the real me
I’m pretending to be happy but I’m losing the fight
Trying to hold it together while I cry every night
I’m smiling through tears but no one can see
That behind every laugh I’m not really free
I’m falling apart but I’m holding it in
Pretending I’m fine when I’m breaking within
(I’m falling apart)
But I keep pretending
Keep pretending I’m fine