To anyone with a beautiful heart and an influenceable mind

Tell me, tell me
what does your mind say?
no, not what do you say,
what does your mind say?

it's always been so sad to me,
so sad to know that I'll never know you
I'll never know what you think,
that you would never say.
I'll never see that face of yours,
the one beneath the mask
the mask you graciously accepted from society
you could be individual,
you could be who you are
who you are is what you are
what i am is who i am
& who i am will not be sculpted
by what they think is perfection

why not say it? say what you mean,
like vomit, let it spill from your gut
send to me the messages you receive
the ones that are sent while you sleep
the ones from the life of you
wash yourself clean of this cruel facade

ahhh, the face of an angel
the heart of a tin man
the brain of a scarecrow
& the courage of a lion

you're a pawn in this game
guarding royalty
so limited in what you can do
with your back to reality
moving forward without a single glance back

open your eyes to the darkness of the world
but don't forget to see the light
be aware of the shadow that is cast
but be sure to remember who is casting it

close your eyes to the ugly,
& see what is beautiful,
it is you, it is you
for ugly is a kind of heart

i don't want to lose you
to a sea of headlines
you're worth more to me
& i can't be rid of you
because..
you're the leaves on this tree of life

but isn't it always bittersweet?
you can't have peace without chaos,
you can't have happy without sad,
you can't have love without hate,
you can't have good without bad.

it's only a matter of time.