Take the Mask Off

Take the mask offGo deep dig underWarp the false identity protecting the selling pointWashing out the twisted perception bent by timeTake the mask offStand naked in the level playing field of false bravadoWishing past its master plan to keep it hiddenFaking the muster of dancing the prance and manipulating the storyWho your face is meant to be not the stare throwing them all down the beaten pathRocking out noise of shaping its thunderMaking papier-mâché statues of me all mightyRolling the boulder to watch it fall to the end of have no doubtTake the mask offReveal the real flaws and allThorny bushBastard to lifeSee my twine and draw it closerShaking my pounding chest to speak the words pressed silent by your dissident responseMerging all sense of chakra force stuck orange by the blues in my mouthTake the mask offAgain in multiple pleads to channel a clear transmission into acceptanceBuoyed upon your doorstep and swept up by your tearsTouched with split personalities longing to be help in your armsSwallowed shallow in the currentBobbing lifeless to resist this wretched nonsenseSee my faceWatch it grow through the lies standing upright for the cause strapped in defenselessWobble top my arrogance to do it aloneGrabbing at fingertips spread out so all will feelFalling wept to mop it upDissolved to a puddle across the mirrorSmeared in black ink dripping off a masquerade ofNewly painted glitter