Innocent Lies

Once I met a silly boy
Ordinary as could be
But not so ordinary
If you looked more carefully

The kid was smarter than the others
It was not hard to get it
But he's never been his mother's dream
He was too shy to admit it

He never had too many friends
He didn't handle it so well
It was not cool, the kids from school
Just made his life a hell

He felt so different when he was
In his own world of his room
Where he could shine, sing lullabies
Or just fly to the moon

So wrong, he suffered alone
No one could see behind his smiling face
Stuck on this circle of innocent lies
That's where he could hide

He had to hold on
Insisting on his own denials
So he could feel human
He had to move on
Resisting a gazillion miles
So he could be like the others

The boy has grown and he has thrown
His past down the drain
But sometimes he still sheds a tear
When he recalls the pain

But he's not weak, not such a freak
His feet are on the ground
Although he feels his future is lost
Somewhere to be found

So wrong, he bears it alone
Different problems, or maybe just the same
Stuck on his circle of innocent lies
Just trying to hide

He has to hold on
Insisting on his own denials
So he can feel human
He has to move on
Resisting a gazillion miles
So he can be like the others

But he can't fool himself by saying it's Ok
Deep inside he knows he's still afraid
Will anyone hear when he cries for help?
Or will he be forgotten like an old book on the shelf?

Once I met a silly boy
Ordinary as could be
But not so ordinary
If you looked more carefully