On life's great stage, they all want to play

Hiding the shadows that won't go away

With gentle words, they pretend to convey

But only who feels knows the tears that stay

Those outside can’t feel what it destroys

The heart burns loud, silence steals its voice

Mastering pain seems so far from choice

It’s a living flame, time’s the soothing poise

They wear their smiles, disguising their scars

Eyes holding tales of battles and wars

The weight of the world breaks hearts into shards

Only who feels can decode these memoirs

Those outside can’t feel what it destroys

The heart burns loud, silence steals its voice

Mastering pain seems so far from choice

It’s a living flame, time’s the soothing poise

Those outside can’t feel what it destroys

The heart burns loud, silence steals its voice

Mastering pain seems so far from choice

It’s a living flame, time’s the soothing poise

In the soul’s map lie paths painted gray

Narrow streets border where love should stay

Each step is a struggle, each breath a fray

Only who feels knows pain’s cruel ballet

Those outside can’t feel what it destroys

The heart burns loud, silence steals its voice

Mastering pain seems so far from choice

It’s a living flame, time’s the soothing poise