Masks

they all wear their masks
and dance around
and laugh
all looking the same
in a beautiful way
and you think life should be like this.

they all treat you the same
as anyone else
greet you
as they've greeted
everyone else
and see you the way
you see them
and you think everyone should know life like this

and you are pulled in
to wearing your mask
and dancing
and laughing
just the same
like you never knew a life before

you stay there
for years it seems
dancing
laughing
and saying the same things
a hundred times over
and you can't remember a life before

you look around
and all you see
are the same masks
and you can't remember
which was the one to greet you first
and which one you danced and laughed with next
cause all the masks are the same
but you can't remember when it was any different

you look around
through your mask
and see a mirror on the wall
and you can't tell which one is you
cause you look just like the rest
dancing
laughing
and saying the same things
a hundred times over
but you can't remember looking any different
and you can't remember being any different
than all the other masks.