Mother, pick me up from the floor again, Tell me to count to ten Cover me with all the love that you can lend, On you I can depend on Holding on not letting go, How can I feel alive again In this darkness on my own Mother, tell me is there where the story ends, Do I have to start again? Who's the man behind the mask, You wore it well you had my fooled till the last laugh And were you faking everyday Now I can't breathe because you took my air away You smashed me like a glass against The walls that we had made Walked away nothing To say just a dept that has been paid Mother, can't you see that I am broken (I was hunted, then I was found, and you run me into the ground) Mother, mother how long will my wound stay open, I can't do this again Holding on not letting go, How can I feel alive again In this darkness on my own I wish I knew how to pretend Mother, is this the price that I must pay, As I slowly slip away? Who's the man behind the mask, You wore it well you had my fooled till the last laugh And were you faking everyday Now I can't breathe because you took my air away I don't know where to begin You made me feel so dead in my own skin You scretched me paper thin (you knew I'd always give in) You pushed me to brink you knocked me down or so you think I played the games is the man in the mask would say Who's the man behind the mask, You wore it well you had my fooled till the last laugh And were you faking everyday Now I can't breathe because you took my air away