Tear-stained pillows in your bed Sleepless nights that just never seems to end Far too many tears and shed We ca not let this go on Coz we're your friends Anguish kept in secrecy Anguish kept in secrecy Everywhere we look around We are told how to act and how to be Lately you won't even eat And save up money for beauty surgery Anguish kept in secrecy Anguish kept in secrecy Anguish kept in secrecy Open up your eyes, see the world for a minute Nothing is as perfect as we try to paint it Listen to the storm turning into a breeze Nothing is as perfect as it seems We're brought up with fairy tales Where the good guys are wise and beautiful In those worlds nobody's plain All of the bad guys are ugly, mean and dull But that's not reality Anguish kept in secrecy Anguish kept in secrecy Open up your eyes, face the world for a minute Nothing is as perfect as we try to paint it Listen to the storm turning into a breeze Nothing is as perfect as it seems