“Oh how you’re so happy and cheerful”

I’m really not, the violent implosion under it all is tearing me apart

The difference is I stay optimistic and hope where there is none

Of course I don’t want to exist, but I have to

Of course I feel dead inside, but I bury it

Of course I feel alone and apart from everyone, but I hide it

Of course my heart and soul mourn, it only shows when I am alone

Of course I’m depressed, I just hide it away

Of course my mind stirs, I just don’t let it out

Of course I wish I had someone and was someone else

Of course I’m vulnerable, but I overpower it with laughter

These are the demons that lurk in my shadow

I am and always will be the person you see, just the Strom inside is the part that hides