Hey, little boy Climb up the rope Welcome to the place Where we laugh just to cope Paint on our faces Hide all the traces They don’t know what we see When we peek through the spaces Shhh, keep it down Can’t let the secrets fall to the ground You hear that sound? That’s the silence when no one’s around T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E Where broken kids come out to play T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E We smile while we fade away Smile, smile, pose for the picture Pretend it’s fun, pretend we’re richer Everyone thinks we're okay Please don’t let them see our pain This house holds more than dreams It’s not as safe as it seems T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E Whisper truths we can’t say Hey, little boy Why are you crying? Mom says she’s fine But I think she’s lying We share our lunch We share our fear But when the sun sets We disappear Tell me again Why we pretend? We build our fort So we can bend T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E Where broken kids come out to play T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E We smile while we fade away Smile, smile, pose for the picture Pretend it’s fun, pretend we’re richer Everyone thinks we're okay Please don’t let them see our pain It’s not just make-believe It’s all the hurt we weave T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E Secrets hang from every beam Draw a monster on the wall It looks like someone we know Tiptoe ‘round the sleeping guilt Don’t let the darkness grow T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E Where broken kids come out to play T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E We smile while we fade away Smile, smile, pose for the picture Pretend it’s fun, pretend we’re richer Everyone thinks we're okay Please don’t let them see our pain It’s not just make-believe It’s all the hurt we weave T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E Secrets hang from every beam T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E Hey, little boy Time to go But the treehouse knows What you’ll never show