You opened that door like it was nothing at all No locks, no alarms, not even a wall Just sat there, all sunshine and skin Smiling like you'd let the whole world in You asked if I was an orphan, I froze Didn't think that was something anyone knows But you looked me in the eye, like it made me whole And for one stupid second, I felt in control More too good, so I called your bluff Told you I came to kill you, said it real rough But you didn't flinch, didn't plead for your life Just said: If it helps you, go on, take mine And I, I laughed it off, 'cause what else do I do? But I watched you say goodbye like your love was true To all those kids, those stolen hearts you'd raised And I stood in the shadows, stupidly dazed What if I dropped the mask, just for a breath? Would you still smile, or scream me to death? I showed you my truth, I let you inside – I dropped the disguise I always hide behind I wanted to see if just once, I was wrong That maybe I could belong If you could look past the teeth and the flame Would you still say my name? Blitz says I'm his girl, a name I never chose He means well, I guess, but he never knows He just wants his picture-perfect day But I'm more mess than meaning, I always run away You, you didn't run, Not at first Said I was special, God, that hurt worse Because I wanted to believe you meant it Even as my instincts resented it I said: Ta-da, like a kid on a stage Like the monster could finally walk out of her cage But your eyes, they changed so fast And I felt it, that mirror shatter, just like the last You screamed, I shot, I panicked, I cried Didn't mean for you to bleed where you lied But it's always the same, show them my face And I'm just the nightmare they can't embrace What if I showed you the real me? Not the teeth, not the hellhound they all see Would you still let me sit by your side Or lock all the doors and run to hide? 'Cause for a second, I thought I was free But you looked right through me If kindness can't survive what I am deep inside Then maybe no one's meant to see You said, I hope I see you again And maybe, in another life, back then But I'll be in Hell, where I belong Wearing this mask, pretending I'm strong You knew who I was But if I dropped the disguise completely Would you still see me?