Insignificant

Now's the time,
Put on a mask.
Let them think you're happy
As you ever were,
And light up their smile.

This is the real world,
You are insignificant
When it comes to the bigger picture.

Cloak your feelings,
And smile bright
As the camera clicks away.

Let them think
You couldn't be happier
That they've erased all the sadness in you.
Make them happy,
It's all you live for.
It's all you could ever live for.

They never see
How that pretty, little
Smile of yours never
Reaches your eyes.

This is the real world,
You are insignificant
When it comes to the bigger picture.

Cloak your feelings,
And smile bright
As the camera clicks away.

Never scream out
Or shout,
Or let them know
How you're feeling.

One day, when you leave,
They'll see it.
How your pretty little smile
Never truly reached your eyes,
But you'll be too far away to hear
Their mournful cries.

This is the real world,
You are insignificant
When it comes to the bigger picture.

Cloak your feelings,
And smile bright
As the camera clicks away.

Don't frown,
And never let them see your sorrow,
As the camera clicks away....