you wear a smile to gloss over all the shame
dolled up like a decoration
just a guile all for show to entertain

you're a walled up aberration

prechorus:

til you abandon this facade
underneath it's all a fraud


chorus:
you're slave to the succession
to make a good impression

obsession it's the truth that you've denied
it's killing you there's no place left to hide
so how long can you keep it all inside

elaborate deception

verse 2:

you bear a rose conceal the dagger up your sleeve
until the plan's set into motion
been coerced to feel you're brainwashed to believe

trust betrayed misplaced devotion

prechorus 2:

the wool's been pulled over your eyes
misled under the guise


bridge:
until you lose it all