FAKE

I mean, we’re all just faking it

We fake smile when we’re asked if everything’s okay

Because it’s easier to hide pain than show it

We fake laugh when we’re distraught

Because it’s easier to look crazy than stay composed

We fake fume when we’re confronted

Because it’s easier to act tough than face our actions’ consequences

We fake sympathize when we’re listening to our friends’ issues

Because it’s easier to feel for everybody else but ourselves

We fake read when we’re idle

Because it’s easier to step into other people’s minds than live in our own

We fake manage on our own even when it’s more than we can handle

Because it’s easier to accept failure than confess defeat

We fake enjoy the highs and the shots

Because it’s easier to zone out than be present in our mediocrity

We fake get into relationships when we’re lonely

Because it’s easier to explain being unhappy than being unloved

We fake live when we’re dreaming

Because it’s easier to exist with our eyes closed

I mean, we’re all just faking it