Change Today

Being lonely isn't weak
Being happy isn't strong
Being loved isn't right
And being hated isn't wrong

The assumptions that we make
By what we see above the skin
Can never tell the story
Of what truly lies within

Sometimes happiness is fake
An act put on to get through
When we're drowning on the inside
And don't know who to turn to

Sometimes loneliness is hidden
A weakness we won't show
We keep others at a distance
And watch life as it goes

We keep emotion locked away
Until we are home alone
And we scream til our lungs are tired
And don't pick up the phone

What if we are judged?
What if someone knew?
What if they don't understand
The pain we're going through

So we keep building these walls
So high the sun won't shine
We think that we are safe
From the pain that waits outside

But what about the pain within
The kind we can't ignore
Those we keep at a distance
Will never know any more

Someday we'll be better
At least that's what we say
But if we keep saying tomorrow
What will change today?