Sara's Mask
by CKY

Album: CKY Vol. 1 (2001)
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  • The first time I saw you I thought that I
    Would just make another
    And then I realized that in life you were
    Just another mirror
    The first words you spoke were the ones that I
    Vaguely remember
    But tied in a knot all the times that we
    Haven't spent together

    And is it your face
    That's got you down?
    Or is it your mind (mine)
    When no one's around?
    (Thinking thoughts of a suicide)

    And is it your face (mine)
    That's got you down?
    Or is it your mind
    When no one's around?

    And now when she leaves in the dark
    Behind amber waves of cancer
    A stroll in the park is a walk from her
    Hopes to be a dancer
    A light at the end of a tunnel that's
    Been going on forever
    You don't understand why these people
    Are looking unfamiliar

    So take my hand
    I will walk you around in a mask
    Why don't you tell me now

    Is it your face
    That's got you down?
    Or is it your mind (mine)
    When no one's around?
    (Thinking thoughts of a suicide)

    And is it your face (mine)
    That's got you down?
    Or is it your mind
    When no one's around?

    And now when you leave in the dark
    Inside everybody's answers
    You're planning a way to abandon us
    And live your life the way you like
    Avoiding the urge to go sulk
    In your remedial appearance
    Sara I only expect to see
    The whole thing a little bit clearer

    So take my hand
    I will walk you around in a mask
    Why don't you tell me now

    Is it your face
    That's got you down?
    Or is it your mind (mine)
    When no one's around?
    (Thinking thoughts of a suicide)

    And is it your face (mine)
    That's got you down?
    Or is it your mind
    When no one's around?

    So take my hand
    I will walk you around in a mask
    Why don't you tell me now Writer/s: Chad Ginsberg, Deron Miller, Jess Margera
    Publisher: TUNECORE INC, TuneCore Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Abbey from Redwood City, CaThis song is about trying to connect with a casual party friend who's had a life changing event (seemingly cancer) and is now withdrawing from her social group and feeling the emptiness of her own future. The 'mask', as I interpret it, is the illusion she puts out that 'everything is OK'. If anything the song urges you to enjoy your own life here and now. Mike D is smoking rocks.
  • Irene from Ocean City, NjI absolutely love this song.

    At first, my interpretation was that it was about a chick named Sara who was embarrassed to be with a dude, but the dude really badly wants to be with Sara. "So take my hand I will walk you around in a mask" But then i realized that would only go with this lyric so I gave up and searched the meaning :P
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