I'm all dressed up in my finest attitude
Pretending I don't care
Guess I really messed up by trying to be two
When only one heart can be there
Why can't I be just what I am
And speak my love without any shame
Why can't she see what I am
Is a costumed fool trapped in a tragic game
Charades and pretty lies
They hide what's deep inside me
Charades do disguise
All the love I keep inside me
Charades Can't see me
But can you feel the real me
The real me behind my charades
Oh please don't mind me
Performing at my hardest
As I paint upon the air
You won't find me
Cause it's a portrait of the artist
As a man who isn't there
Can't you feel the real me
Behind my charades
Have I lost the real me
Behind my charades