only for you I will hide myself away

I tell you it will be all right
and carry you from place to place
I pick you up, every time you fall
and push you forward, when you fail
I give you all the happiness
all the love in the world
and I keep my pain to myself,
I put on a mask
and smile for you
because I know that when you see me break
you'll shatter into tiny pieces.
I keep my heart in a box, distance myself from emotion,
I dodge your intrusive questions,
and tend to my wounds in private.
Only when you're gone away,
grown up and on your own
I will let myself fall
deep into the darkness
that's been calling me,
and rest there for an eternity.