The Masquerade Ball - Axel Rudi Pell

Decadent, nearly divine Their shadows dance like velvet moonlight In the mezzanine above, they applaud Transfixed by the dancers, silently awed The sterling attraction - the ballet of the gun Murder in cold blood, as art in motion Masquerade! They rise and they fall A pirouette, in the cadence of song One mask falls down, another appears It's not what they see (Not what they see) It is what they believe (What they believe) It is there, at the crux of their judgement Fantasy becomes the desire The tragic poem ends as it begun And the men in the masks in death will live on Awash in gold and velvet, with wandering eyes You feel it burning within you, you're paralyzed Please take my hand, and step into the night The great Dionysian facade Is held upon our backs The callous belief in blood elegant Perpetuating from fathers to sons Spiraling down Spiraling down Spiraling down the grand halls of the dream

Can this world be a masquerade Are you really what we see on the outside And hidin' what what you really are on the inside Pretending that you're something you're really not, yeah yeah Whole world is a masquerade Everybody, everybody wears another face Whole world is a masquerade Everybody, everybody wears another face Just like a masquerade Just like a masquerade Yeah, can't you see, can't you see what you really are, ooh yeah Pretending that you want the world to be a better place Yet you're fightin', makin' war on your fellow man So why wear this face that makes it seem everything's so great, yeah yeah Whole world is a masquerade Everybody, everybody wears another face Whole world is a masquerade Everybody, everybody wears another face, another face Won't you tell me What can the whole world be hiding Whole world is a masquerade What can the whole world be hiding Whole world What can the whole world be hiding Whole world is a masquerade What can the whole world be hiding Whole world What can the whole world be hiding Whole world is a masquerade What can the whole world be hiding

We've got the fire, who's got the matches? Take a look around at the sea of masks Come one come all, welcome to the grand ball Where the strong run for cover and the weak stand tall I'm not one to scatter ashes But there's some things that melt the plastic Try and dig down deeper if you can I'm not afraid I'm not ashamed I'm not to blame Welcome to the masquerade I'm not ashamed I'm not afraid I'm not okay Welcome to the masquerade Welcome to the masquerade We've got the power, who's got the action? Break it down till there's nothing but a mere fraction Out of the fire, rise from the ashes Reject your doubt and release the passion Let's get on it, believe if you want it Step into the realm where the real ones flaunt it Come back, rewind, another time on it Reach out, take that, but now step on it I'm not one to scare the masses But there's some things that melt the plastic Try and dig down deeper if you can I'm not afraid I'm not ashamed I'm not to blame Welcome to the masquerade I'm not ashamed I'm not afraid I'm not okay Welcome to the masquerade Welcome to the masquerade I'm not afraid I'm not ashamed I'm not to blame Welcome to the masquerade I'm not ashamed I'm not afraid I'm not okay Welcome to the masquerade Welcome to the masquerade Welcome to the masquerade I'm not one to scatter ashes But there's some things that melt the plastic Try and dig down deeper if you can I'm not afraid I'm not ashamed I'm not to blame Welcome to the masquerade I'm not ashamed I'm not afraid I'm not okay Welcome to the masquerade Welcome to the masquerade

Fighting and shootings all over the place Not a day passing by without bad news Running and hiding no location is safe Frightening and fear everywhere Don't turn your backs to the wall (backs to the wall) No ending in sight Don't miss your last call (your last call) Or you won't survive Gunfire When they put up a fight Nothing seems to be right Gunfire Hearing shots in the night without warning Gunfire We can't take it anymore, feeling mentally weary No way out of this situation Living in fear and going through hell Darkness all over the nation Don't turn your backs to the wall (backs to the wall) No ending in sight Don't miss your last call (your last call) Or you won't survive Gunfire When they put up a fight Nothing seems to be right Gunfire Hearing shots in the night without warning Gunfire When they put up a fight Nothing seems to be right Gunfire Hearing shots in the night without warning Gunfire

When the earth kept on turning And the smoke faded away We climbed the walls at the end of our time Sending shivers down the spine They're feeling like lost fools in the night Wherever they are Leaving ruins and the moon's shining bright Lighter than a star Higher Than a mountain Reaching the stars Higher The their shadows Coming out of the dark Silent screams out in the black rain Are gone forever with the wind Oh no, they can feel the heat coming Rising with the sun They're feeling like lost fools in the night Wherever they are Leaving ruins and the moon's shining bright Lighter than a star Higher Than a mountain Reaching the stars Higher The their shadows Coming out of the dark Higher Than a mountain Reaching the stars Higher The their shadows Coming out of the dark

Alone at night In the cold and windy city When the candle fades away Another morning And the Sun's shining pretty You can watch the children play (But) there's a hole in the sky And it cries for you and I And We can't find the reason for calling (But) there's a new place to see Another world for you and me (And) one can hear the bell which will be tolling Tolling They crossed the line See the light, it shines They crossed the line Heaven or Hell, who will decide? What's coming after The curse of wrath and agony Oh Lord, please help us find our way (We) tried to get out Of the last light of eternity But we couldn't get away (But) there's a hole in the sky (When) it cries for you and I (When) we can't find the reason for dreaming (But) there's a new place to see Another world for you and me (And) one can hear the bell which will be tolling They crossed the line See the light, it shines They crossed the line Heaven or Hell, who will decide? Oooh, oooh! Oooh, oooh! They crossed the line They crossed the line Touching the heaven Burning in Hell Cast away, cast away Cast away the spell Oooh, oooh, yeeeah! They crossed the line Can't you see the light shines Cast away, cast away Oooh, oooh, (they) crossed the line

Hear them coming At the end of the broken line Hear them screaming They can't stand the test of time Gimme hope and believing When they call out your name Searching for peace and no destruction All our life's on the edge You better realise They're coming out of nowhere Trying to hypnotise You better say a prayer Shout it out loud There is no compromise Shout it out loud A devil in disguise Shout it out loud There is no compromise Shout it out loud You better run, take that advice Better start a new life On the ashes of the old Praise the dead and take your wife Before it's getting cold Dancing on the edge of darkness Rambling on the ground Don't look back at the burned up star You'll be lost, never found You better realise They're coming out of nowhere Trying to hypnotise You better say a prayer Shout it out loud There is no compromise Shout it out loud A devil in disguise Shout it out loud There is no compromise Shout it out loud You better run, take that advice Take that advice! You better realise They're coming out of nowhere Trying to hypnotise You better say a prayer Shout it out loud There is no compromise Shout it out loud A devil in disguise Shout it out loud There is no compromise Shout it out loud You better run, take that advice

Rainy days, cold nights to remember Who will I find, to stay forever A life without you No dreams will come true I won't be fooled just like Like a pretender A whisper in the garden of Eden Like a sound of love and peace on Earth Silent angel I want to hold you Silent Angel In my fantasy Silent Angel Let me love you Silent angel Please stay with me All alone, with a heart of stone Can a lie never burn so bright? How can it be that between you and me There's no way out of misery A whisper in the garden of Eden Like a sound of love and peace on Earth Silent angel I want to hold you Silent Angel In my fantasy Silent Angel Let me love you Silent angel Please stay with me A whisper in the garden of Eden Like a sound of love and peace on Earth Silent angel I want to hold you Silent Angel In my fantasy Silent Angel Let me love you Silent angel Please stay with me Silent angel You're my silent angel Silent angel