Treehouse

Hey, little boy
Climb up the rope
Welcome to the place
Where we laugh just to cope
Paint on our faces
Hide all the traces
They don’t know what we see
When we peek through the spaces

Shhh, keep it down
Can’t let the secrets fall to the ground
You hear that sound?
That’s the silence when no one’s around

T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E
Where broken kids come out to play
T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E
We smile while we fade away
Smile, smile, pose for the picture
Pretend it’s fun, pretend we’re richer
Everyone thinks we're okay
Please don’t let them see our pain

This house holds more than dreams
It’s not as safe as it seems
T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E
Whisper truths we can’t say

Hey, little boy
Why are you crying?
Mom says she’s fine
But I think she’s lying
We share our lunch
We share our fear
But when the sun sets
We disappear

Tell me again
Why we pretend?
We build our fort
So we can bend

T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E
Where broken kids come out to play
T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E
We smile while we fade away
Smile, smile, pose for the picture
Pretend it’s fun, pretend we’re richer
Everyone thinks we're okay
Please don’t let them see our pain

It’s not just make-believe
It’s all the hurt we weave
T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E
Secrets hang from every beam

Draw a monster on the wall
It looks like someone we know
Tiptoe ‘round the sleeping guilt
Don’t let the darkness grow

T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E
Where broken kids come out to play
T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E
We smile while we fade away
Smile, smile, pose for the picture
Pretend it’s fun, pretend we’re richer
Everyone thinks we're okay
Please don’t let them see our pain

It’s not just make-believe
It’s all the hurt we weave
T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E
Secrets hang from every beam
T-R-E-E-H-O-U-S-E

Hey, little boy
Time to go
But the treehouse knows
What you’ll never show