Act One

I’m a splendid actress
I give Oscar winning performances
I’m the best of the best
Fairest of them all

But at what price
Why do I lessen myself
Day in day out
At the expense of esteem

I’m the broken
The fallen
The rejected
I like it

I’m your perfect victim
Content with solitude
Satisfied with conviction
Betrayal preferred

I work for the shadows
Weary of being grown
Doubtful of maturity
Happy being a selfish child

I’m different on purpose
But I’m the same as the rest
Every outcast is me
Just as I am them

I don’t care about everyone else
I’m a bitch like that
Woe is me
The lost one

Woe is me, the abandoned
Woe is me, the fearful
Woe is me, the unwanted
Woe is me, the forgotten

But as I’ve admitted
I’m star in my own soap
Million dollar cry baby
Worthless

Inside the girl wants to grow
She wants to move on
Leave the massacred behind
Take off the mask

But it’s so comfortable
So quaint being alone
Parading as defenseless
I’m the dagger in your back

Never admitting the truth
Always blaming the other side
No it’s not my fault
You’re the one who made me this way

I’m not willing to step up
Not strong enough to take responsibility
I don’t have the courage to face the world
The one I’ve made is so much kinder

I thought you loved me
I thought you’d save me
I promised you things
I lied on every count

I never saw eye-to-eye
I’m not as low as you
I’m so much better than you
Let me prove it

But I’m coming up short again
I’m falling just one step behind
The mask has fallen from my face
Shattering into a million pieces at your feet

I’m crying genuine tears
I’m all alone in my shadows
But now they’re leaving me too
I didn’t know the sun could feel comforting