Reading faces every single day
Can't tell who I am in the mirror's haze
This smile—just a mask I wear
My real voice... vanished in thin air
I tried too hard to fit their frame
Now I don't even know my name
Who am I? I ask the night
But answers hide beyond the light
I can't breathe in this disguise
Let me scream through all these lies
“Give me back the me I used to be”
Tracing trends like lines in sand
Among the crowd, I barely stand
To be loved, I carved my soul
Now nothing’s left that I control
Swallowed truth out of fear
But now I just want to hear—
Why I’m here? I stop and stare
Footsteps echo in the frozen air
But deep inside, I hear a tone
From the child I used to own
“You're still here, you're not alone”
Softly now, I drop the mask
Feel the wind and tears at last
Hurt but real—beats playing safe
And that, I know, is true escape
Let me live the way I am
Even if I don’t fit their plan
If someone hears this honest cry
I’ll try again, no need to lie
“I’ll walk as me—no need to hide”
