Thursday, March 7, 2013

The Mask



The Mask
By Rebecca Rosen


Six days of the week we wear a mask
Ever changing, morphing,
But on one day only our true colors show
We take off the mask

Ever changing, morphing,
We look into the eyes of our peers
We take off the mask
This is who they really are

We look into the eyes of our peers
One day of the week, one single day
This is who they really are
True colors show

One day of the week, one single day
The warmth of the candle engulfs us
True colors show
The queen has finally arrived

The warmth of the candle engulfs us
Yes it’s frightening, yes it’s strange
The queen has finally arrived
On this day we celebrate our freedom

Yes it’s frightening, yes it’s strange
The miracle of the minority ever thriving, pulsing, so alive
On this day we celebrate our freedom
And I thank the lord for this day

The miracle of the minority ever thriving, pulsing, so alive
I show my scars, leave them our for everyone to see
And I thank the lord for this day
I take off the mask

I show my scars, leave them our for everyone to see
Yet the sun will always set and rise the next day
I replace the mask
I wish the time wouldn’t come

Yet the sun will always set and rise the next day
I’ll miss this day, just a fading memory but still
I wish the time wouldn’t come
I was me for that one day, and everyone can agree
I’ll miss this day, just a fading memory but still
I took off my mask; I became who I wanted to be,
Alive and completely free
I was me for that one day, and everyone can agree

Six days of the week we wear a mask

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