[Verse 1]
There’s a place I don’t want you to know of, hidden deep in a blindfolded heart
Where the desperate walk in silence, waiting for the ghosts to depart
There’s a game I don’t want you to know of
Masquerade, Cirque du Dècadence
A pawn in an empty chessboard, moved around by a hand of a fool

[Pre-Chorus]
Never played it safe, it’s a wicked game
Any hand, any call, I’m in

[Chorus]
It said, "Love like you’ve never been hurt and dance 'til the dawn like you’ve just been born
A perfect toy made by perfect tools, playing Ring Around the Rosie with a crowd of fools
Take a hold of my hand, I have sights to show you: A Gingerbread house, Pleasure Island, Big Blue
Turn off the light, close your eyes wide shut, welcome the precious dark"

[Verse 2]
I have seen far, I’ve never seen close
There are no mirrors on my wall
Silent is the call of my ocean, and the siren's washed ashore
All the sins, they have long shadows
Turn the switch and the past comes alive
Live and learn, 1,2,3, know your ABC's; it’s their answer to every "why"

[Pre-Chorus]
Never played it safe, it’s a wicked game
Any hand, any call, I’m in
[Chorus]
It said, "Love like you’ve never been hurt and dance 'til the dawn like you’ve just been born
A perfect toy made by perfect tools, playing Ring Around the Rosie with a crowd of fools
Take a hold of my hand, I have sights to show you: A Gingerbread house, Pleasure Island, Big Blue
Turn off the light, close your eyes wide shut, welcome the precious dark"

[Verse 3]
There was always a place that you knew of, you were holding the keys all along
There was always a game that you knew of, now you’re one of them washed ashore

[Pre-Chorus]
Never played it safe, it’s a wicked game
Any hand, any call, I’m in

[Chorus]
It said, "Love like you’ve never been hurt and dance 'til the dawn like you’ve just been born
A perfect toy made by perfect tools, playing Ring Around the Rosie with a crowd of fools
Take a hold of my hand, I have sights to show you: A Gingerbread house, Pleasure Island, Big Blue
Turn off the light, close your eyes wide shut, welcome the precious dark"

Love like you’ve...
Dance 'til the dawn...
A perfect toy...
Welcome the precious dark