The Unspoken Part

The show I put on for everyone, with the right lines and good lighting, of a man who's clearly fine. Meanwhile there's a part of me nobody gets to hear, and the longer I ignore it the harder it rattles the cage.

Special effects and a damn good script
The bitter taste on a lying lip
Another scene, another line
Pretend I'm fine, pretend I'm fine
The ghost inside is rattling the cage
Just turn the page, just turn the page
You're saying all the words I need to hear
But all I feel is the rising fear

'Cause the blood is just a special effect
The pain is just a cheap neglect
You need some proof that I'm alive?
You need to see the monster thrive?

And I know I'm gonna tear my own face away
And I know the awful, ugly things I'm gonna say
And I know I'll break the trust you're trying to impart
But just because I cannot take the kindness, please don't leave my heart

It's just a dream, it's just a show
Another place I'll never know
The warmth you offer feels like a burn
Another lesson I'll never learn
The walls are closing, painted gray
It's just another Tuesday
You think you see me, but you don't
You say you'll stay, but I know you won't

'Cause the wound is just a clever disguise
The truth is buried under all the lies
You want the real me? Well, here's a start
I'll show you how I fall apart

And when the blood is on the floor
And you can't look at me anymore
And I am just a screaming nerve
The broken thing that you deserve
Remember this, when you retreat...
This is the only way we meet

Please don't stop
Please don't stop
...please

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