Masquerade

Masquerade ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Lyrics © 2026 Maris S. Welcome, my friend, to the theatre of faces Every guest in here has dressed for the occasion See the gilded walls, feel the magic in these spaces Come, take a look around—there's no need for hesitation Don't be shy, take a drink, you can take your time Within these walls, with these folks, you may feel right at home The room is full of laughter, and the glasses brightly chime And every guest here wears a mask, so that they're free to roam Seize the moment, join the dance Just be free and swirl around Lose yourself and take a chance This night will be your playground Now see that man, his grinning mask just mocking everyone He seems to relish every bit of this spectacle Yet he once blushed whenever he was watched by anyone And now he treats the ballroom as his pedestal The girl in red, in velvet dress and that seductive smile There's nothing accidental in the way she plays this game Behind her feathered mask lies someone sweet or someone vile Whatever lies beneath that smile, tonight she's free from shame My guests are dancing without care Care to join? Do you dare? Everybody wears some kind of mask On every day of every passing year They hide us, shield us from what life may ask To face the darker moments that we fear Perhaps the roles we play reveal more than we can see Behind the mask, the parts we hide can rise and set us free Fake it, own it, let's have some fun Put on a brand new face Fake it, own it, let's have some fun A new self to embrace Is there one self beneath the roles we play? Or are they all a part of who we are each day? Each face we choose to wear can still be real Each one can show the things we truly feel The masks we wear can give these selves a stage A chance to wake and free them from their cage Each voice we hear was always there beneath The surface, waiting for a chance to breathe Everybody wears some kind of mask On every day of every passing year They hide us, shield us from what life may ask To face the darker moments that we fear Perhaps the roles we play reveal more than we can see Behind the mask, the parts we hide can rise and set us free Fake it, own it, let's have some fun Put on a brand new face Fake it, own it, let's have some fun A new self to embrace