Should Have Never Shown My Face

l learned my lesson well
did you think i couldn't tell
i am left to watch you fade away
i let you see too much
way beyond the smile is such
some things are better off not knowing

i could lie
i could hide
wait for hope on the other side

but i should have never shown my face
never shown my face
i should have never shown my face where you could see it
i should have never let you see
the reality of me
i should have left the mask on
and let be the mystery

i'm livin' in the past
the future hit me way too fast
i am left to watch the pieces falling
i let you way too close
now it's over...all she wrote
some things are better off not showing

i could lie
i could hide
wait for hope on the other side

but i should have never shown my face
never shown my face
i should have never shown my face
where you could see it
i should have never let you see
the reality of me
i should have left the mask on
and let be the mystery

(2009 db michel)