Looking in

You look at me and see the girl 
Who lives inside the golden world 
But don't believe 
That's all there is to see 
You'll never know the real me 

She smiles through a thousand tears 
And harbors adolescent fears 
She dreams of all 
That she can never be 
She wades in insecurity 
And hides herself inside of me 

Don't say she takes it all for granted 
I'm well aware of all I have 
Don't think that I am disenchanted 
Please understand 

It seems as though I've always been 
Somebody outside looking in 
Well here I am for all of them to bleed 
But they can't take my heart from me 
And they can't bring me to my knees 
They'll never know the real me