No-one saw behind the guise

No-one saw my long demise

No-one saw the sadness in the smile

No-one ripped away

The face of the clown

No-one could ever tell

When I was down

I thought I fooled them all, but now I see

The only one I really fooled, was me.

I set my mask up to the world

My true nature was never unfurled

Suppressed all my fears, way beyond belief

I played the game

And I felt I`d won

Turned around

Was the lonely one

Then realised I`d lost, way beyond the start

By the mask I`d placed around, my heart

Someone else I`d always try to be

But the world was looking, for the real me

And though make-up good, they could always see

But they`d be too proud

To say what they`d see

For fear it would cause me

More misery

And I thought I`d got the act down to a tee

But the only one I really fooled, was me