Don't Fake Happy

--- 2-15-11

Can you dream with
Your eyes wide open?
Are you drifting or
Are you focused?
I believe the time is now

Can you breathe when
Your heart starts pounding?
Can you fly or
Are you grounded?
I believe in miracles

Let's watch the sunrise
Over the problems
We're having in this time
It's time to realize that
We are the change that
We want in our lives
'Cuz we gotta keep trying
To live like we're dying
Nothing can be simple
In the end
Stop faking the smiles
'Cuz happy isn't something
To pretend

Did you listen when
They were screaming?
Are their words
Making you stop dreaming?
I believe it's time to breathe

When did we fall
In love with lying?
How does make-up
Conceal our crying?
I believe in honesty

Let's watch the sunrise
Over the darkness
That's shading our eyes
It's time to realize
That if we succeed isn't
Their path to decide
'Cuz if we believe the choice
To ignore all the voices
Telling us how to live
Then we can disregard
How much they choose to give

Can you dream with
Your eyes wide open?
Are you drifting or
Are you focused?
When did we fall in
Love with lying?
How does make-up
Conceal our crying?
I believe in miracles

Let's watch the sunrise
Over the problems
We're having in this time
It's time to realize that
We are the change that
We want in our lives
'Cuz we gotta keep trying
To live like we're dying
Nothing's simple in the end
Stop faking the smiles
Happy's not something to pretend

Let's watch the sunrise
Over the darkness that's
Shading our eyes
It's time to realize
That whether we succeed
Isn't their path to decide
'Cuz if we believe the choice
To ignore all the voices
Telling us how to live
Then we can disregard
How much they choose to give