A Man He Doesn't Know

WITHIN ARMS REACH, YET HIS SOUL SEEMS FAR AWAY...  
HE MANAGES TO SMILE, IF ONLY FOR TODAY  
HE DOES NOT FIT IN, NOR DOES HE STAND OUT  
JUST GOES WITH THE FLOW, CASUALLY WALKING ABOUT  
HIS DREAMS HAVE ALL BEEN SEVERED,                                    BUT DISAPPOINTMENT WON'T SHOW,  FOR IT'S WEAKNESS IN THEIR EYES,
SO NO ONE MUST KNOW  
HE LOOKS INTO A MIRROR, AS IF SEARCHING FOR HIS SOUL...  
INSTEAD STARE BACK THE REFLECTION OF A MAN HE DOESN'T KNOW  
IT'S NOT THAT HE NEVER CARED, BUT LOST LOVE BROKE HIS HEART  
AND THE TIGHTER HE WOULD GRASP, THE MORE QUICKLY IT FELL APART  
STILL HE CAN NOT GIVE IN, HE FIGHTS TO THROW IN THE TOWEL  
RELUCTANT,  BUT STAYS IN A WORLD THAT'S UNWORTHY AND FOWL  
KEPT BY THE COMPANY OF FAKES IN A FRIEND'S DISGUISE  
LISTENING TO THEIR EXCUSES, AND ACCEPTS ALL THE LIES  
SLOWLY HE LOSES HIMSELF,  HIS VALUE AND  HIS WORTH  
REALIZING NOW, THE LIFE HE WAS DESTINED SINCE BIRTH  
AND WHAT KEEPS HIM GOING, BUT A HEART THAT BARELY BEATS  
THE SAME ONE THAT'S CONDEMNED HIM TO THE ETERNAL HELL AT HIS FEET