Ashlea Senft Poet Lyric

Masquerade

i'm so tempted
to call out your name
but you have seven hearts
on a card in your made-up game

you put your pretty mask on your face part time
you tell lies when you get asked if you ever feel high
you spend your time alone and pretend you're having fun
you think you're so smart, but they think you're so dumb

leave your house
tell your friends you're on your way
this time
you're gonna be scared out of your god-damned mind
they don't know who you are, but they think they do
you can't talk, you can't talk like you used to

i don't want to be your role model
i don't want you to do what i've done
you're gonna hurt them all in time
don't conform to their idea of fun

i'm so frustrated
you're so opaque
i'm in a mystery machine
and i'm ready to scream

walk right by, tell them "dude, are you ready for this? this time
i'm gonna sing and she's gonna hear
the choking, the shaking, the raspy sound, the touch
i can't feel, i can't feel like i used to

"you don't want to be my role model
you don't want me to do what you've done
i'm gonna hurt them all in time
i'll conform to their idea of fun"

i love the way you look at me
i love the way you look at me
i love the way you look at me
i love your masquerade

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