Real Me- A song

Sometimes it's fake,
It's all bravado,
The mask I wear to keep me safe.
And you will never know the stress,
Or the great toll,
That I must pay to play life's games.
I hide it away so you can't see,
The real me.

When you lie,
You don't even notice,
Those half baked smiles,
There the proof.
And it seems to me,
That making connections,
Is worth so much more,
Than the truth.
So I take things literally,
But that's just me.

And if you took the time,
To open up your mind,
You would see,
The real me.

I feel too much,
It gets overwhelming,
But you just think,
I lack empathy.
Yes I'm blunt,
and I state my convictions,
But you just think,
I lack sympathy
I just don't understand,
The things you do.

But if you took the time,
To open up your mind,
Then you'd  see that its true.
That some of us think differently to you.

And if you took the time,
To open up your mind,
You might see,
The real me.