(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
(Veilige die sak, weet wat ek bedoel? Banrisk op die beat) Ayo, vergaan, dit is warm, seun
Ek dra 'n masker met 'n glimlag vir ure op 'n slag
Staar na die plafon terwyl ek terughou wat op my gedagtes
En toe hulle my vra hoe ek doen
Ek sê: "Ek is net mooi"
En toe hulle my vra hoe ek doen
Ek sê: "Ek is net mooi"
Maar die feit is
Ek kan nooit af van my matras
En alles wat hulle is kan vra
Hoekom is jy so hartseer, bokkie? (Hoekom is jy so hartseer, bokkie?)
[Pre-Chorus]
Dit is wat die masker is
Dit is wat die punt van die masker is
[Koor]
Sodat jy kan sien ek is Tryin '
Jy sal nie sien my Cryin '
Ek sal net aanhou Smilin ', ek is 'n goeie (Ja, ek is 'n goeie)
En dit hou net aan pilin '
Dit is so skrikwekkend
Maar ek hou op Smilin ', ek is 'n goeie (Ja, ek is 'n goeie)
Ek het Carin was 'te veel vir so lank
Is comparin 'myself vir so lank
Was wearin 'n glimlag vir so lank, dit is real
So lank, dit is werklik, so lank, dit is real
[Vers 2]
Altyd bein 'geoordeel deur 'n klomp van die vreemde gesigte
Bang om buite te gaan, het die lig in ouderdomme nie gesien
Maar ek het plekke nie
So ek is okay-ish, so ek is okay-ish
Ja, ek is okay, teef
Maar die feit is
Ek het hulp nodig, ek is failin 'al my klasse
Hulle dink dat ek nodig bril
Ek het net regtig wens dat ek dit (wens dat ek dit kon slaag) kon slaag
[Pre-Chorus]
Dit is wat die masker is
Dit is wat die punt van die masker is
[Koor]
Sodat jy kan sien ek is Tryin '
Jy sal nie sien my Cryin '
Ek sal net aanhou Smilin ', ek is 'n goeie (Ja, ek is 'n goeie)
En dit hou net aan pilin '
Dit is so skrikwekkend
Maar ek hou op Smilin ', ek is 'n goeie (Ja, ek is 'n goeie)
Ek het Carin was 'te veel vir so lank
Is comparin 'myself vir so lank
Was wearin 'n glimlag vir so lank, dit is real
So lank, dit is werklik, so lank, dit is real
[Outro]
So lank, dit is real
So lank, dit is real