will I shake this off?
pretend it's all okay?
no, pretending is not easy.
one thing, I suck at charades.
charades, charades
all kinds of charades
big ones, small ones
charades
they're all the same:
they cover whats behind them
they cover-up something
in many cases
they cover up the truth
the truth we so very fear
the very truth we fear to realise
the very truth we cannot face
the very truth so brutal
we cannot embrace
the very truth that we remain ignorant about
the very truth that lacks belief
the very truth you understand
the very truth you refuse to admit
the very truth you caused on your own
the very truth of despair
the very truth which could shatter your soul
the very truth which could spoil even the most beautiful of paintings you have
the very truth,
the very truth
is all that you will refuse to accept.
the very truth.
ironic?
ironic.
but it's the truth, is it not?
but yes, it is, after all, the truth.
the truth? what is real? what is the truth?
search yourself. search your inner soul.
because it is only then
that maybe, just maybe
you won't let your heart affect your head.
maybe, just maybe
you will realise the truth.
maybe, just maybe
you will come to understand
that accepting
embracing
realising
and facing the truth will not hurt you.
yes painful, but isn't pain part of whats growing up?
time to grow up, lad
time to grow up...
grow out of your sheepskin
outgrow of the nice wooly sheath you once fashioned
leave yourself unsheltered, come out of your shell
face the world
because life is in fact a bed of roses
a bed of thorny roses, indeed.
let it prick you, let you bleed
leave you at the end of your tether
because what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.
you will emerge a champion of your own, you will emerge a winner
the world has no place for cowards like yourself.
show yourself; show the world what you can be
not what you can't.
possess something you can be proud of
something you can exhibit
something you have the right to own
something you have cultured; cultivated; developed; honed
because this is whats gonna help you survive, not any of the old bullshit you used to bother about.
face the world and face your soul
because lad, nobody else is gonna do it for you.