Join in the midnight masquerade,
And dance as the stars begin to fade,
One by one the smiles break,
They waver, they were always fake.
Link arms with silent enemies
And weep with the willow trees
As the light begins to fade
During the stranger's masquerade.
Lie with your tongue between your teeth,
Force a smile, and twirl beneath
The eyes as they begin to fade
At the liar's masquerade.
Hide behind secondhand laughter,
Borrowed before the morning after,
And dance before the night begins to fade,
It's only hiding a temporary masquerade.
