Masked

I'm counting down the days With nervous anticipation And I think of all the ways I could guide our conversation I know exactly what I want But when the day comes, I tie on my mask Firmly, tightly, so it can't slip And when I see you, we talk and we laugh And my mask hides the longing beneath And I want to tear it off, tear it off And show you how I feel Tear it off, and be free Nothing more to conceal But I can't This can never be real So I'm masked There'll be no reveal You're beside me when I walk Every moment, every day You listen when I talk You know all the things to say But I know it's only in my mind So when the day comes, I tie on my mask Firmly, tightly, so it can't slip And when I see you, we talk and we laugh And my mask hides the longing beneath And I want to tear it off, tear it off And show you how I feel Tear it off, and be free Nothing more to conceal But I can't This can never be real So I'm masked There'll be no reveal And if I let my mask slip What would you do? Would delight, or would fear Or would horror come from you? But I never will know 'Cause you wear a mask too And I want to tear it off, tear it off Discover how you feel Tear it off, and see What you want to conceal But I can't The risk is too real So we're masked Locked behind masks We're alone in our masks No chance of reveal I'm alone in my mask There'll be no reveal