(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
(Salama mfuko, unajua ni nini maana? Banrisk juu ya kuwapiga) Ayo, Kufeni, hii ni ya moto, kijana
Mimi kuvaa mask na tabasamu kwa saa wakati
Staré katika dari wakati mimi kushikilia nyuma nini juu mawazo yangu
Na wakati wao kuuliza mimi jinsi mimi kufanya
Nasema, "Mimi ni faini tu"
Na wakati wao kuuliza mimi jinsi mimi kufanya
Nasema, "Mimi ni faini tu"
Lakini ukweli ni
Siwezi kamwe kupata mbali ya godoro langu
Na yote waweze kuuliza yaani
Mbona hivyo kusikitisha, mtoto? (Mbona hivyo kusikitisha, mtoto?)
[Kabla ya Chorus]
Hivyo ndivyo kinyago ni
Hivyo ndivyo hatua ya kinyago ni
[Chorus]
Hivyo unaweza kuona mimi nina tryin '
Huwezi kuniona Cryin '
Mimi nitaendelea tu juu Smilin ', mimi ni nzuri (Ndiyo, mimi ni nzuri)
Na kuvaa tu juu ya pilin '
Ni hivyo kutisha
Lakini mimi kuweka kwenye Smilin ', mimi ni nzuri (Ndiyo, mimi ni nzuri)
Nimekuwa Carin 'sana kwa muda mrefu
Wamekuwa comparin 'mwenyewe kwa muda mrefu
Been wearin 'tabasamu kwa muda mrefu, ni kweli
Muda mrefu, ni kweli, hivyo kwa muda mrefu, ni kweli
[Mst 2]
Daima bein 'kuhukumiwa na rundo la nyuso ajabu
Hofu ya kwenda nje, hawajaona mwanga katika umri
Lakini nimekuwa maeneo
Hivyo mimi nina sawa-ish, hivyo mimi nina sawa-ish
Ndio, mimi ni sawa, Bitch
Lakini ukweli ni
I wanahitaji msaada, mimi ni failin 'madarasa yangu yote
Wanafikiri kwamba mimi haja glasi
I just kweli kuomba mimi naweza kupita hii (Wish niweze kupita hii)
[Kabla ya Chorus]
Hivyo ndivyo kinyago ni
Hivyo ndivyo hatua ya kinyago ni
[Chorus]
Hivyo unaweza kuona mimi nina tryin '
Huwezi kuniona Cryin '
Mimi nitaendelea tu juu Smilin ', mimi ni nzuri (Ndiyo, mimi ni nzuri)
Na kuvaa tu juu ya pilin '
Ni hivyo kutisha
Lakini mimi kuweka kwenye Smilin ', mimi ni nzuri (Ndiyo, mimi ni nzuri)
Nimekuwa Carin 'sana kwa muda mrefu
Wamekuwa comparin 'mwenyewe kwa muda mrefu
Been wearin 'tabasamu kwa muda mrefu, ni kweli
Muda mrefu, ni kweli, hivyo kwa muda mrefu, ni kweli
[Outro]
Muda mrefu, ni kweli
Muda mrefu, ni kweli