Jaryd Stapleton - Head over heels

I want to be myself around you
But all I can do is wear the mask of another
Someone you want me to be

If I stop speaking untruths
You might turn away, you might leave me
And I’ll just disappoint and disgust you

But I want to be all I can be for you
And all you want me to be
The problem is that those two are not the same
They are far from what I want in life

Is it good enough for you?
Can I dare to be myself?
Take the risk of jumping into a frozen lake?
Maybe, if, but, what happens then?
The point of no return. Another notch on my regret belt.

What’s the point of being me?
What’s the point of hiding behind a façade?
What do you want from me?
Do you want the real me, or the me you really want?
I don’t know the answer to any of these questions.
But I do know I’m head over heels for you.

Jaryd Stapleton

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