(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
(Sireletseha mokotla, tseba seo ke bolela'ng? Banrisk ka morethetho) ayo mike, timela, ena ke chesang, moshanyana
Ke apara maske le a bososela ka lihora tse ka nako ya
Gawp ka siling ha ke ntse ke a hanela eng ka kelello ea ka
'Me ha ba botsa' na hore na ke ntse ke etsa
Ke re, "Ha ke e metle feela"
'Me ha ba botsa' na hore na ke ntse ke etsa
Ke re, "Ha ke e metle feela"
Empa ha e le hantle ke
Ke ka mohla theoha ea materase ka
Le tsohle tseo ba ka se botsa ke ho
Ke hobane'ng ha u e le bohloko, potsanyane? (Ke hobane'ng ha u e le bohloko, potsanyane?)
[Pele ho Chorus]
Hore 's seo e maske e
Ke seo ntlha ea ho ikhakanya e
[Chorus]
Kahoo u ka bona hore ke tryin '
U ke ke ua mpona cryin '
Ke tla boloka feela ka smilin ', ke molemo (Yeah, ke motle)
Le e mpa feela e ntse e tsoela pele pilin '
Ho joalo tšosang
Empa ke tsoele pele ho smilin ', ke molemo (Yeah, ke motle)
Nkile ka Carin 'le ho hongata haholo ka nako e telele
Se comparin 'ke ka nako e telele
Bile wearin 'pososelo ka nako e telele, ke ba sebele
Le nako e telele, ke ba sebele, e le nako e telele, ke ba sebele
[Temana ea 2]
Kamehla bein 'ahloloa ke e tetemang ea lifahleho makatsang
Tšohileng ho ea ka ntle, e-s'o bone leseli ka lilemo
Empa ke bile libaka
Kahoo ke lokile-ish, kahoo ke lokile-ish
Yeah, ke lokile, hoe
Empa ha e le hantle ke
Ke hloka thuso, ha ke failin 'litlelase ea ka eohle
Ba nahana hore ke hloka likhalase
Ke hlile lakatsa hore nke ke ka feta ena (lakatsa hore nke ke ka feta ena)
[Pele ho Chorus]
Hore 's seo e maske e
Ke seo ntlha ea ho ikhakanya e
[Chorus]
Kahoo u ka bona hore ke tryin '
U ke ke ua mpona cryin '
Ke tla boloka feela ka smilin ', ke molemo (Yeah, ke motle)
Le e mpa feela e ntse e tsoela pele pilin '
Ho joalo tšosang
Empa ke tsoele pele ho smilin ', ke molemo (Yeah, ke motle)
Nkile ka Carin 'le ho hongata haholo ka nako e telele
Se comparin 'ke ka nako e telele
Bile wearin 'pososelo ka nako e telele, ke ba sebele
Le nako e telele, ke ba sebele, e le nako e telele, ke ba sebele
[Outro]
Le nako e telele, ke ba sebele
Le nako e telele, ke ba sebele