A call for authenticity in a superficial world |
So lonely Do the scars make us So afraid of their rise to the surface Haunted by ghosts cloaked in shame They paint scarlett letters that spell my sin Disfigurement is unacceptable To all those wearing halos They burn the unclean at the stake They can't know what I am Welcome to the masquerade Put your mask on And dance the night away Enjoy your shallow serenade Dancing with disconnection Eyes wide shut behind blank faces Behind the veil lies protection From all the fakeness of this place Distance ourselves for now Until we find our fear Bears no fruit here What are you afraid of? A failed approach A night alone A sea of laughs A wall of stone They came too close Her hand outstretched Faith fills an otherwise empty palm Praying for the touch of another Anticipation of being uncovered But she still faces down She waltzes around her loneliness With a mysterious stranger For deception knows all the right steps Deep down, she knew the danger As soon as the slow song started The violins swelled over hollow words Like a soundtrack of the broken hearted The closing space sets off a panic When masked men breach the comfort zone She wants out Suffocating She wants out Contents under pressure Building to combustion Burning from the inside out Consumed by flame, beauty became Charred behind white porcelain Her tears soaked the ashes Open your eyes Fear no more Your nightmare is over Wake up dear What do you fear? What skeleton do you hide? You are not the only one With something locked up inside Take a chance Put your mask in his hands You'll finally see Your underlying beauty It will set this place ablaze You'll finally see That scars don't equal ugly You'll start to see Your ghost haven start to empty You'll finally see Those halos finding gravity I hope you know How beautiful you are Dancing with grace Let your heartbeat race Dance with grace Until the last song plays |