He’s got a smile that fools the crowd

A laugh so loud it drowns the doubt

But in the quiet when lights go dim

He’s fighting battles deep within

His eyes don’t show the wars he fights

They only gleam with borrowed light

Each step he takes a heavy toll

He’s patching cracks within his soul

He may look fine on the outside

But inside he’s crumbling slow

A hurricane behind his eyes

That no one else will ever know

The mirror shows a perfect face

But inside he’s in a darker place

The weight of silence bends his spine

A heavy load he calls just fine

Oh consider what he’s feeling there

The unseen pain he doesn’t share

The tears that never meet the air

A heart that’s bruised beyond repair

He may look fine on the outside

But inside he’s crumbling slow

A hurricane behind his eyes

That no one else will ever know