Abandoned Masquerade

[Verse 1]

The glitter on a paint and plaster face

Is covering desire and disgrace

We could be lovers but no one suspects at all

Once you're inside that costume ball

[Verse 2]

And now I'm sitting here before the mirror

I have the skill still to disguise my tears

Then as the magic starts to fade

I find myself abandoning the masquerade

[Bridge]

Even though you're suffering

You try to hide it

And pretend you're so nonchalant

You can cry a pool of tears

And sit beside it

And perhaps you'll know what you want

[Verse 3]

I hope you never feel this much despair

Or know the meaning of that empty chair

As the illusions that we made all fall away

In this abandoned masquerade

[Piano Solo]

[Bridge]

Even though you're suffering

You try to hide it

And pretend you're so nonchalant

You can cry a pool of tears

And sit beside it

Then perhaps you'll know what you want

[Verse 4]

I hope you never feel this much despair

Or know the meaning of that empty chair

As the illusions that we made all fall away

In this abandoned masquerade