Smiling On The Surface

Am I telling myself the truth?

I'm used to pretending to be strong and clueless

Am I doing this right by you?

I seem to be coming off as wrong and ruthless

Am I telling myself the truth about what I don't know?

It makes me lose my self-control

I'm staring through the eyes of someone else

So I'll keep on smiling on the surface

Hiding my nerves behind the curtain

I'm caught up in an empty room

Filled with second thoughts and gloom

I'll keep on smiling on the surface

Am I changing my mind again?

All this indecision makes me shift my focus

Is the tension my only friend?

Anxiety holds my hand when life gets hopeless

Am I telling myself the truth about what I don't know?

It makes me lose my self-control

I'm staring through the eyes of someone else

So I'll keep on smiling on the surface

Hiding my nerves behind the curtain

I'm caught up in an empty room

Filled with second thoughts and gloom

I'll keep on smiling on the surface

Am I telling myself the truth about my self-esteem

And how others place their worth in me?

I'm staring through the eyes of someone else

(The eyes of someone else)

So I'll keep on smiling on the surface

Hiding my nerves behind the curtain

I'm caught up in an empty room

Filled with second thoughts and gloom

Yeah, I'll keep smiling on the surface

(Am I telling myself the truth?)