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Hime Neko
The Mask I Wear
By Hime Neko
When you look at me
What is it you see?
A man filled with hurt
Or one filled with childish glee
I wear this mask
To protect me from the pain
Of all the world's hurt and hate
The heat of the sun and the cold of the rain
To protect my heart
With iron bars
To hide behind
So no one sees my scars
Only on stage am I truly Free
Free from hiding behind my closed gate
Free from the world
Free from my lonely fate
Up here I am a god
No one can hurt the untouchable
No one can wound the immortal
Here where the heavens are almost tangible
I am at peace
Until the stage light once again goes out
Until I once again return to the world
And once again the pain I feel will shout
I slip back on my mask
Hiding beneath my sanctuary
Concealing wounds so my friends never ask
I become the false happy-go-lucky self once again