The Masquerade

Welcome to the show.
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 Please don't look at me, I can't bear to show you what's underneath.
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 You wear a mask to shield us from who you really are.
 It's no surprise they idolize you, they think it's true that you're a star.
 You define your life by the beast that you project.
 Oh, what a facade. No shame! No respect!
 You're on the stage, you play out your part.
 You're life's a party, but you've got no heart.
 Every time I scream, every word I say, it's all a piece of me that I leave up, that I leave up on the stage.
 This is just to let you know from those of us you thought you'd fooled,
 Every emotion that you fake is just another lie that I see through.
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 You'd have them worship you.
 Who do you think you are?
 You came in to suck the life from this room.
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 Those easily swayed were the first to go.
 Made sure that all eyes were on you.
 You're not happy till you steal the show.
 Every time I scream, every word I say, it's all a piece of me that I leave up, that I leave up on the stage.
 This is just to let you know from those of us you thought you'd fooled,
 Every emotion that you fake is just another lie that I see through.
 I'm no angel. We all have horns.
 I'll never stand on high. I wear no crown of thorns.
 I'll drink my whiskey, and burn a cigarette, but I refuse to define myself by the nights that I forget.
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 You won't take me.
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 I see through your hollow words.
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 You are a fake.