The Parade I Made

Lights tracing shapes on the floor tonight
Building a castle out of neon and light
I see the faces, I hear every plea
A thousand voices but there is no room for me

I am a vessel of secrets, a shoulder of stone
Standing in the center but feeling alone
You talk about shadows and how the day ends
I am nodding along for the sake of my friends

And I paint on this smile to keep the dark at bay
A vibrant mask to push the pain away
I hear the rhythm and I move my feet
But the silence is heavy despite the beat

Yeah, I am hiding my sorrow behind the glare
Giving everything but finding no one there
Finding no one there, woah
A crowd is a river, it is carrying us

But I am just a ghost in the digital dust
I listen to worries and heal every scar
A lighthouse for them while I am losing my star
Nobody asks if the foundation might crack

I am holding the world with a bend in my back
Anything to keep the questions from my eyes
And I paint on this smile to keep the dark at bay
A vibrant mask to push the pain away

I hear the rhythm and I move my feet
But the silence is heavy despite the beat
Yeah, I am hiding my sorrow behind the glare
Giving everything but finding no one there

Finding no one there, woah
Is there anyone listening when I start to fade?
Or am I just part of the parade I have made?
I am the ear for the broken, the voice for the lost

But who counts the breath or the terrible cost?
So I paint on this smile to keep the dark at bay
A vibrant mask to push the pain away
I hear the rhythm and I move my feet

But the silence is heavy despite the beat
Yeah, I am hiding my sorrow behind the glare
Giving everything but finding no one there
Finding no one there

Just a smile
Behind the glow, no one knows
I am always listening
Fading out with a final beat