shadowed lies

As I lie awake at night
After I’ve turned out the light
I see images long been dead
Of things been done and things been said

They fill the room with shadowed lies
And hurt my ears with hollow cries
They blind me with the tears and fear
But I cannot escape them here

So I close my heart and mind
For without access shadows find
My blank expression, the faded mask
That I have made, so it will last

Without them by my side
To my own rules I won’t abide
My memories I will lock away
And wear my mask day by day