citizen soldier
(my charade
my charade
my grenade
my grenade)
stay on the inside
don't let your secret out
reveal the landslide
that's always pouring
down
down like the rain
can you see me drownin'?
drifting away
they'll never understand
why i disappear
the voices that i hear
calling me into the darkness
i'll breathe in
i'll breathe out
so sick of holding it down
when no one sees
this mess of me
it's okay
i'm alright
even though i'm dyin' inside
i'm never free
of this mess of me
i dance with demons
conceal this double life
no rhyme or reason
for the war behind these
eyes
don't get too close
do you see what i see?
haunting like a ghost
no
i will lie for you
i will follow you
until the end
i'm ashamed
i'm afraid
if they knew the truth
of my abuse
what would they do?
oh