The mirror reflects A painted smile But the soul Is screaming all the while I walk the road With dust in the air Tired of trying, lost in despair Outside, the sun seems To brightly shine But inside, storms crash No peace is mine A heart in pieces The wind cuts deep I smile for the world But inside I weep The nights drag on The silence screams And time deceives It mends no dreams A caged-up bird With wings of pain Reaching for skies But held by chains An ocean on fire A frozen sand Within, I'm a castle That can't withstand Each laugh I show Is a tighter bind Lost keys to freedom I cannot find Outside, the sun seems To brightly shine But inside, storms crash No peace is mine A heart in pieces The wind cuts deep I smile for the world But inside I weep Maybe someday I'll find my way And love will fill the empty gray But till that time I'll bear this tide Smiling outside Yet dying inside Maybe someday I'll find my way And love will fill the empty gray But till that time I'll bear this tide Smiling outside Yet dying inside