Masquerade

We change personalities like a deck of cards
Shuffle, reshuffle, then deal them out accordingly
Our masks dazzling gold and green
Cover up a sin for me
So no one can see that
It’s a masquerade
So dance the night away
Suits and pearls will hide uncertainty
Twirl for me
Smile through tears and prove you’re so lucky
Though your heart breaks through it all
Afraid to close my eyes
Yet too scared to keep them open
World’s expectations high
No line between grief and greed
They say I’m too much
They say I’m not enough
I say we’re all the same down here
They know they’re too much
They know they’re not enough
And on it goes
It’s a masquerade
So dance the night away
Suits and pearls will hide uncertainty
Twirl for me
Smile through tears and prove you’re so lucky
Though your heart breaks through it all
One, two, three
Is this what it means to be?
Four, five, six
We just bury ourselves for kicks
Bury ourselves
It’s a masquerade
So dance the night away
Suits and pearls will hide uncertainty
Twirl for me
Smile through tears and prove you’re so lucky
Though your heart breaks through it all
I know it’s hard to stand this tall
But they’ll wear their masks and dance on