**On the outside I’m smiling wide, **

**On the outside I’m looking bright,**

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**On the outside I’m doing great, **

**On the outside I’m only love not hate, **

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Beneath the surface I am only cracks and dents,

Beneath the surface I only see broken and bent,

Beneath the surface I wonder how to mend this,

Beneath the surface I’m in therapy to end this

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Beneath the surface the cracks are healing,

Beneath the surface the dents are leaving,

Beneath the surface the torn bits are smoothing over,

Beneath the surface I think I’m feeling hopeful,

On the outside this smile’s real again,

On the outside I’m not having to try to sustain,

On the outside I’m showing my teeth,

On the outside I’m not struggling to breathe,

Inside out I’m happy for real,

Inside out I’m not numb I can feel,

Inside out I’m no longer broken,

Inside out I’m really hopin’,

I’ll feel this all my life,

Every place and every time