I have a thousand masks
Which one will hide the pain
Several for all my daily tasks
Which today will be the main?
I have a thousand faces
Which one will hide my tears
Out of my 50 suitcases
Which one will hide my fears?
I have a thousand looks
Which one will convince you
As I drown myself in books
That I have no time for tears- I’ve got far much to do
I have a thousand masks
But the one I like the best
No matter what my tasks
Is the one that when it comes to my feelings
You simply have to guess
Ask me how I’m feeling
I’ll simply answer, “fine”
I can wear masks one after the other
At any given time
When I feel at my lowest and I mean really bad
That’s when I’ll wear them all just to hide that I am sad
So I’m set if one should fall
if I simply wear them all
I have a mask of laughter
You may ask If I am well
I’ll simply laugh to show you
And I won’t have to tell
I have a mask of happiness
When inside I’m feeling down
If you put me to the test
You’d never see me frown
I have a mask that will agree
No matter what you say
If you’ll let me be
It pretends to let you have your way
I have a mask of ignorance
That says “I don’t know”
If you think I’ve got no sense
Maybe you’ll let it go
I have a thousand masks
I wonder which will you think true
Enough for all my daily tasks
Which mask is fooling you?
