Elegy for an Illusion

You laugh with your friends,
insult all the latest triends;
stop to lace up your expensive shoes.
And you speak outspoken when
your fragile world is broken
by those who would pose, who are not true.

Chorus
And who would have guessed,
you're your own worst nightmare?
Hide behind your lies, no surprise you hide your eyes
I finally see, you're not good enough for me.
You're so in vogue, strike a pose, no one knows.

Words stick like glue...there's nothing true in you...

Check the mirror by your locker
as you grunge it up;
making sure your painted nails aren't chipped.
Adjust your personality and plaster on a smile,
burn your tie, burn your mind,
and the truth is I was gypped.

Chorus

Have I struck a nerve?
I'm a twist, but it's all you deserve
Why would I be blue? I'm free of you!