Mask Off

Standing on a lonely road Surrounded by an inhuman world Of black, oh black and white It's a semblance of reality It's hypocrisy and vanity And those whispers... who are you? Are you foe, or are you friend? Please, help me take this mask, take this mask off I'm afraid! Please, help me take this mask, take this mask off Do you know what psychosis feels like? Hearing sounds that are not there Seeing things that are not there Trying so hard to rationalize the irrational In a state where the conscious collides with the subconscious And everyone around you just keeps on judging you? I'm the one who'll stand by you Won't tell you what is false or true I'm the snake that's waiting to strike Reality is just a ghost And I'm the thing you fear the most I'll stay in your brain till it bleeds Are you foe, or are you friend? Please, help me take this mask, take this mask off I'm afraid! Please, help me take this mask, take this mask off I have to keep this secret I'll project your thoughts I need to find a cure Risperidone won't help you I need to tell someone Nobody will believe you I've been stigmatized I've gone insane, insane, insane!