(Secure the bag, know what I mean? Banrisk on the beat) Ayo, Perish, this is hot, boy
I wear a mask with a smile for hours at a time
Stare at the ceiling while I hold back what's on my mind
And when they ask me how I'm doing
(Secure the bag, know what I mean? Banrisk on the beat) Ayo, Perish, this is hot, boy
I wear a mask with a smile for hours at a time
Stare at the ceiling while I hold back what's on my mind
And when they ask me how I'm doing
I say, "I'm just fine"
And when they ask me how I'm doing
I say, "I'm just fine"
But the fact is
I can never get off of my mattress
And all that they can ask is
Why are you so sad, kid? (Why are you so sad, kid?)
[Pre-Chorus]
That's what the mask is
That's what the point of the mask is
[Chorus]
So you can see I'm tryin'
You won't see me cryin'
I'll just keep on smilin', I'm good (Yeah, I'm good)
And it just keeps on pilin'
It's so terrifying
But I keep on smilin', I'm good (Yeah, I'm good)
I've been carin' too much for so long
Been comparin' myself for so long
Been wearin' a smile for so long, it's real
So long, it's real, so long, it's real
[Verse 2]
Always bein' judged by a bunch of strange faces
Scared to go outside, haven't seen the light in ages
But I've been places
So I'm okay-ish, so I'm okay-ish
Yeah, I'm okay, bitch
But the fact is
I need help, I'm failin' all my classes
They think that I need glasses
I just really wish that I could pass this (Wish that I could pass this)
[Pre-Chorus]
That's what the mask is
That's what the point of the mask is
[Chorus]
So you can see I'm tryin'
You won't see me cryin'
I'll just keep on smilin', I'm good (Yeah, I'm good)
And it just keeps on pilin'
It's so terrifying
But I keep on smilin', I'm good (Yeah, I'm good)
I've been carin' too much for so long
Been comparin' myself for so long
Been wearin' a smile for so long, it's real
So long, it's real, so long, it's real
[Outro]
So long, it's real
So long, it's real
(Secure isikhwama, ukuthi yini I mean? Banrisk phezu beat) Ayo, Lamandulo, lokhu kushisa, umfana
Ngifaka imaski emomotheka amahora ngesikhathi
Uphahla lapho mina ngiyigodlele okusengqondweni yami
Futhi lapho bayangibuza ukuthi ngibhekana kanjani ngenzani
Ngithi, "Ngiyaphila nje"
Futhi lapho bayangibuza ukuthi ngibhekana kanjani ngenzani
Ngithi, "Ngiyaphila nje"
Kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi
Bengingeke ngiwuthole off kumatilasi wami
Futhi konke zingacela okungukuthi
Kungani udabukile ngakho, izinyane? (Kungani udabukile ngakho, izinyane?)
[Oku-Chorus]
Yilokho imaskhi kuyinto
Yilokho iphuzu imaskhi kuyinto
[Chorus]
Ngakho ungabona Ngingumfana tryin '
Ngeke ubone kimi cryin '
Ngizovele siqhubeke smilin ', ngilungele (Yebo, ngilungele)
Futhi nje oqhubeka pilin '
Kuthinta ethusayo
Kodwa ngiqhubeke smilin ', ngilungele (Yebo, ngilungele)
Ingihlabe sasiluqinisile 'kakhulu isikhathi eside kangaka
Been comparin 'ngokwami isikhathi eside kangaka
Been wearin 'ukumamatheka isikhathi eside kangaka, kungcono ngempela
Ngakho eside, kungcono ngempela, isikhathi eside kangaka, kungcono ngempela
[Ivesi 2]
Njalo Bein 'yahlulelwe kweqembu ubuso ongaziwa
Scared ukuya ngaphandle, angizange ngibone ukukhanya e ubudala
Kodwa Ingihlabe izindawo
Ngakho Ngingumfana kulungile-ish, ngakho Ngingumfana kulungile-ish
Yebo, Ngingumfana kulungile, unondindwa
Kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi
Ngidinga usizo, Ngingumfana failin 'wonke amakilasi yami
Bacabanga ukuthi uma nje ngidinga izibuko
Ngifisa ngempela konke ngangokuba ngingagudluza uyidlule le (Wish konke ngangokuba ngingagudluza uyidlule le)
[Oku-Chorus]
Yilokho imaskhi kuyinto
Yilokho iphuzu imaskhi kuyinto
[Chorus]
Ngakho ungabona Ngingumfana tryin '
Ngeke ubone kimi cryin '
Ngizovele siqhubeke smilin ', ngilungele (Yebo, ngilungele)
Futhi nje oqhubeka pilin '
Kuthinta ethusayo
Kodwa ngiqhubeke smilin ', ngilungele (Yebo, ngilungele)
Ingihlabe sasiluqinisile 'kakhulu isikhathi eside kangaka
Been comparin 'ngokwami isikhathi eside kangaka
Been wearin 'ukumamatheka isikhathi eside kangaka, kungcono ngempela
Ngakho eside, kungcono ngempela, isikhathi eside kangaka, kungcono ngempela
[Outro]
Ngakho eside, kungcono ngempela
Ngakho eside, kungcono ngempela