Neal Morse
Mask Machine
[Verse 1]
Rows and rows of aisles for miles
And intercoms with screens that smile
And angry hands continue shaking
A hole as large as humankind
With no redeeming thing to buy
Calls to every soul worth saving

[Chorus 1]
Welcome to the mask machine
Be someone else forever

[Verse 2]
We see the labels in my head
We're beautiful, our boss is dead
There's nothing like an ego feeding
And when I get what I deserve
With love for sale and gold for dirt
I'll worship every fleeting aching

[Chorus 2]
Welcome to the mask machine
Be someone else forever
Make me extra small
Beautiful and tall
Be anyone else forever
[Bridge]
Fill my void
I want too much
Peel the layers one by one
A mask beneath a mask, undone
To shine the light on real and wild
And turn the world from dead to child
Peel the layers one by one
A mask beneath a mask, undone
To shine the light on real and wild
And turn the world from dead to child

[Verse 2 (Shortened)]
When I get what I deserve
With love for sale and gold for dirt
I'll worship every fleeting aching

[Chorus 3]
Welcome to the mask machine
You can be someone else forever
Make me extra small
Beautiful and tall
Be anyone else forever