[Verse 1] Look behind the eyes of a hurtin' soul One of the appearance of a perfect mold People place all of their expectations on em Can't ever rest in safeness And that k**s em tryna live up to these Expectations by the world what a f**in' dream They can't take it no more so they cuss and scream They're in a position with no luck to be Themselves, their parents put this burden On their a** grew up in a suburban Area where at night it's harsh And the day's bad too, a brightness sparks But they can't see it, everything's egregious They can't take the stress, plastered on the cement The first motherf**in' cuts be the deepest Peep this, the words that KDoubleU teaches, yo [Hook] The people who seem happy all around Usually hide behind the tears of a clown Usually hide behind the tears of a clown Usually hide behind the tears of a clown x2 [Verse 2] Watch those people who smile a lot Get good grades and always reside on top You never know, what be going on Behind the scenes that they ain't showing off They feel aches, but can't risk cuttin' cla** Or their parents will beat their motherf**in' a** They get abused and still just smile it off Get at home in their room and just cry and scoff There's a lot of pain some people blow a fuse While others smile and just show a ruse People ask why you so damn happy And you just think if you knew what's thrown at me You'd probably just wanna end your life So many nights crying in the den at night They act jolly like no fears are around While they just hide behind the tears of a clown [Hook] The people who seem happy all around Usually hide behind the tears of a clown Usually hide behind the tears of a clown Usually hide behind the tears of a clown x2 [Outro] Tears of a clown The tears of a clown The tears The tears of a clown The tears of a clown, clown