It's a show

It's a front

It's easy if you know

How to hide behind the jokes.

It's easy if you know

How to hide behind the laughter.

The truth, it hides, it sits,

Sometimes unsettlingly in the heart.

I can laugh with you,

But I would rather weep on my own.

The reason why,

Is what one will never understand,

One would always rather believe a lie,

And pretend everything is fine.

Because it is easier that way,

Because sugar-coated lies

Are all we need for a happy life.