Fool's Paradise

She looks in the mirror
A stranger stares back at her
The broken mask in the floor with the
Face she wore for so many years

To hide fears inside
To hide her true desires
On screen, on stage, in life
Living to shine in strangers’ eyes

Fool’s paradise
Fool’s paradise

Small talks in fancy dinners
Diamonds and lies
Showing off her expensive trinkets
What a waste of time!

Sliding in a spiral of decay
All beauty fades and dies
Leaving just a shadow of what
She thought was paradise

A simpler life in yellowed pictures
Where’s that soulful child?
A choked cry of desperation
Echoes in the empty mansion

Chasing fame and power
Waiting for the time
She’d be satisfied
The day never came and it’s too late now

Fool’s paradise
Fool’s paradise