[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