Abandoned Masquerade

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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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