"How are you?"

I'm broken

I'm aching

I'm dying inside

I'm starving

I'm lonely

I'm weary

"I'm fine."

And the façades, the lies keep moving, circling

Like a not-so-merry-go-round under the big top

And what a crazy circus it is

Feigning strength

For the caring and uncaring alike

Why?

Why do we lie

Why can't we let our guard down

No, we keep spinning 'round

Determined to drown

And make it look like we're swimming

Is that strength?

Or is it foolishness

I'm not preaching

But teaching,

And they say the best teaching comes from experience

And experienced I have

The feeling of taking on all the pain alone

And realizing

We have to unite, it 

Can't win if we fight it 

And thus if I could change one thing

That simple thing would be to sing

The truth out loud

Like a liberty bell ring

Freedom

From the front

To put on no act

But to be genuine

Is what all need