as night falls
as dreams get shattered
as days past
as your heart gets tattered

as dawn breaks
as hope comes again
someone comes in
and turns you insane

when the last leave falls
as winter awaits
your thoughts of escaping this hell
is ripped away

the silhouette of the last soul fades away
watching today turn into yesterday
i'm afraid soon no one will stay
when they find out the truth about my sorrows
the ache behind the pain

i can't carry on like this
smiles don't always last
they crack their way into your heart
they leave you as an outcast

no amount of laughter
can wipe away the tears
no amount of joy
can wipe away the fears

hidden beneath the smiles
that few can ever see
lies those secrets that no one ever discovers
unless they bother to see through me

-gloria