i live two lives
(one beside the other)

one life for the world
(one in my mind)

i always say I’m fine
(i’m falling apart)

i smile and joke along
(i’m crying)

i play well with others
(i just want to be alone)

i do what is expected
(i’m so tired of trying)

i check every box on the list
(i’m shaking inside)

i keep showing up as myself
(but I don’t know who that is anymore)

i put on this costume daily
(i am running out of me)

(i don’t recognize my voice
and it is fading)