Caught in this masquerade;
dancing to your tune,
a marionette on strings.

Stuck in this entourage;
sycophants all pretending,
left here just standing.

Acting out all my parts;
watch me take off my mask,
see what lies beneath?

Taking off this guise,
discarding this disguise,
I can't go on anymore.

Pluck me from this lie,
return me to life,
I can't take this anymore.

Speaking with words not mine;
tell me what you want to hear,
sorry I don't speak clearly.

Spread this tale far and wide;
how long can you tell a story,
before it starts becoming true?

Believe that I ever stood a chance;
what was the game, what was make-believe,
was this planned from the start?

Take off your guise,
discard your disguise,
what will I see underneath?

Take away the lie,
remove me from your life,
how long until you play your game again?

01/12/2010