Disguise

Original date: 4-30-09

So many people in their own little worlds
The boys' slouching pants, the girls' bouncing curls
Going around thinking they are the stars
They all pretend they know who they are

But in the wind that shouldn't have blown
Each hears a name that isn't his own
And suddenly all of them open their eyes,
Look past the face and beyond the disguise

All their eyes widen and all of them smile
They see the world for a little while
But the wind calms and they all look down
Like nothing has happened and no one's around

So again the wind comes and whispers the name
Everyone's happy and no one's the same
Together creating a giant embrace
Each feels tears as they run down his face

For months they are wrapped in their own little lives
As if they are bees in their own little hives
No one remembers and no one can tell
That if they wanted, they could break the spell

But in the wind that shouldn't have blown
Each hears a name that isn't his own
And suddenly all of them open their eyes,
Look past the face and beyond the disguise

Sad little lives, but when happiness blooms
Everyone smiles and it lights up the room
No one here knows and no one can tell
That if he wanted, he could break the spell

Go blow the wind that shouldn't be blown
Reach into a life that isn't your own
Force everyone to open their eyes
To look past the face, to see past the disguise