(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
(A fháil ar an mála, tá a fhios cad is ciall agam? Banrisk ar an buille) Ayo, crith, tá sé seo te, buachaill
Chaitheamh mé masc le gáire ar feadh uair an chloig ag an am
Stare ag an tsíleáil agus mé a shealbhú ar ais cad atá ar mo intinn
Agus nuair a iarrann siad dom conas Tá mé ag déanamh
Rá liom, "Tá mé díreach fíneáil"
Agus nuair a iarrann siad dom conas Tá mé ag déanamh
Rá liom, "Tá mé díreach fíneáil"
Ach tá an bhfíric
Ní féidir liom a fháil amach ar mo mattress
Agus go léir gur féidir leo a iarraidh é sin
Cén fáth go bhfuil tú chomh brónach, kid? (Cén fáth go bhfuil tú chomh brónach, kid?)
[Réamh-Chorus]
Sin an cad é an masc
Sin an cad é an pointe an masc
[Chorus]
Mar sin, is féidir leat a fheiceáil mé tryin '
Ní fheicfidh tú mé Cryin '
Beidh mé a choimeád ach ar Smilin ', tá mé go maith (Yeah, tá mé go maith)
Agus coimeádann sé ach ar pilin '
Tá sé terrifying sin
Ach mé a choinneáil ar Smilin ', tá mé go maith (Yeah, tá mé go maith)
Bainim CARIN 'i bhfad an iomarca le fada
Been comparin 'mé féin le fada
Been wearin 'gáire le fada, tá sé fíor-
Mar sin, fada, tá sé fíor, fad, tá sé fíor-
[Verse 2]
I gcónaí bein 'mheas ag a bunch de aghaidheanna aisteach
Scanraithe chun dul taobh amuigh, nach bhfuil le feiceáil ar an solas i aois
Ach tá mé áiteanna
Mar sin, tá mé ceart go leor-ish, agus mar sin tá mé ceart go leor-ish
Yeah, tá mé ceart go leor, soith
Ach tá an bhfíric
gá liom cabhrú, tá mé failin 'mo rang
Cheapann siad go bhfuil spéaclaí de dhíth orm
ach is mian liom i ndáiríre go raibh mé in ann pas a fháil seo (Wish go raibh mé in ann pas a fháil seo)
[Réamh-Chorus]
Sin an cad é an masc
Sin an cad é an pointe an masc
[Chorus]
Mar sin, is féidir leat a fheiceáil mé tryin '
Ní fheicfidh tú mé Cryin '
Beidh mé a choimeád ach ar Smilin ', tá mé go maith (Yeah, tá mé go maith)
Agus coimeádann sé ach ar pilin '
Tá sé terrifying sin
Ach mé a choinneáil ar Smilin ', tá mé go maith (Yeah, tá mé go maith)
Bainim CARIN 'i bhfad an iomarca le fada
Been comparin 'mé féin le fada
Been wearin 'gáire le fada, tá sé fíor-
Mar sin, fada, tá sé fíor, fad, tá sé fíor-
[Outro]
Mar sin, fada, tá sé fíor-
Mar sin, fada, tá sé fíor-