Masqurpain

Lyrics

[Intro] Welcome to the masquerade Check your face at the door Trade your name for a costume You won’t need it anymore Flashbulbs, fog machines Plastic saints and drama queens Everybody’s dressed to kill You’re guaranteed not to feel [Verse 1] They say, “Come on in, the party never ends” So I smile like I’m one of them Golden masks and chandelier ghosts All laughing at the funeral Nobody’s sad here Nobody’s breaking Nobody’s honest Nobody’s aching Nobody’s doubting Nobody’s crawling Nobody’s bleeding Nobody’s falling Just another Friday night In a room full of borrowed light We raise a glass to the parts we play And dance our real names into the grave [Pre-Chorus] And it’s getting hot in here Underneath the pretty lies There’s a fever in the atmosphere There’s a panic in our eyes All the glitter starts to sweat All the halos start to bend If the music ever stops We might have to meet ourselves again [Chorus] Masquerade Everybody knows their part Paint another smiling face Hide the fractures in your heart Masquerade Keep the music loud enough Nobody can hear the cracks Nobody can hear us Masquerade Spin until the mirrors break We’ve been wearing death like diamonds Calling shame a holiday Masquerade Paint another perfect grin ’Til you forget where it begins And where you end [Post-Chorus] La-la-la-la, look alive La-la-la-la, never cry La-la-la-la, bless the blade Welcome to the all year masquerade [Verse 2] There’s a preacher in a paper crown Selling peace with a loaded mouth There’s a king with a borrowed throne Begging strangers not to see he’s alone There’s a saint with a sharpened tongue There’s a child who forgot they were young There’s a rebel in a brand-new chain There’s a martyr begging for a stage And I’m no better, I’m no less I’ve got my own smoke, my own dress My own little manufactured face My own rehearsed amazing grace I know when to clap I know when to kneel I know how to make pretend look real I know how to hide in holy light And call it armor when it’s fear in white [Pre-Chorus 2] And it’s getting hot in here Like a furnace in the walls There’s a radiator rattling Underneath the ballroom floor All the masks are melting down All the laughter’s out of breath If the truth walks through the room Everybody’s scared to death [Chorus] Masquerade Everybody knows their part Paint another smiling face Hide the fractures in your heart Masquerade Keep the music loud enough Nobody can hear the cracks Nobody can hear us Masquerade Spin until the mirrors break We’ve been wearing death like diamonds Calling shame a holiday Masquerade Paint another perfect grin ’Til you forget where it begins And where you end [Breakdown] Face down, lights up Heatwave, dressed up Too late, wake up Who are you when the camera cuts? Face down, lights up Makeup, touch up Pray loud, stay numb Who are you when the kingdom comes? [Bridge] Smile for the camera Smile for the camera Smile for the camera Smile Smile for the camera Smile for the camera Smile for the camera Smile “You okay?” “Never better.” “You okay?” “Never better.” “You okay?” “Never better.” Everybody wants to be seen Nobody wants to be known Everybody wants a kingdom Nobody wants a throne Everybody wants forgiveness Nobody wants the truth Everybody wants a savior Nobody wants to be rescued “You okay?” “Never better.” “You okay?” “Never better.” “You okay?” … Prove it. [Silence] [Final Chorus] Masquerade Somebody killed the orchestra Now we’re standing in the silence With nowhere left to hide Masquerade All the mirrors split in half And everybody’s meeting someone They’ve been running from inside Masquerade Spin until the ceiling breaks We’ve been wearing death like diamonds Calling shame a holiday Masquerade Paint another perfect grin ’Til you forget where it begins And where you end [Outro] Welcome to the masquerade Check your face at the door Trade your name for a costume You won’t need it anymore … Or so they said.