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

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

Do you feel what I feel When you look at me? Why do I feel in my heart That we're meant to be? Please forgive the words I say Whenever you're around You're my sweetest dream A treasure I have found Why? How can we find true love again? The healing kind that takes your mind Why? How can we reach the soul within Give all our heart and be born again? Rededicate this love affair, release it in the air Rely upon the wings of love to take us there My arms are open wide Come get this gift of love from me I will give you anything 'Cause you hold the key Just lay your body on me And nature will run free We can give inside, making love all night And find our destiny Why? How can we find true love again? The healing kind that takes your mind Why? How can we reach the soul within Give all our heart and be born again? Rededicate this love affair, release it in the air Rely upon the wings of love to take us there Why does my heart tell me it's right? Feeling your touch all through the night Tell me your love will never die The thought of you is a natural high Why does my heart tell me it's right? Feeling your touch all through the night Tell me your love will never die The thought of you is a natural high Why does my heart tell me it's right? Feeling your touch all through the night Tell me your love will never die The thought of you is a natural high Tell me your love will never die The thought of you is a natural high Tell me your love will never die The thought of you is a natural high

Wanna thank you, yeah Wanna thank you Wanna thank you, yeah Wanna thank you Holy sound Holy sound Yeah, yeah Freedom in your stride, love, and peace of mind We just wanna give gratitude, yeah Got plenty love we wanna give to you, yeah Through good music we're trying to say, yeah, yeah That the Good Lord's gonna make a way Gonna make a way, gonna make a way Holy sound Make a way, gonna make a way, gonna make a way Gonna make a way, gonna make a way, yeah Holy sound Yeah, gonna make a way, gonna make a way Open up your heart, let your body find Freedom in your stride, love and peace of mind, yeah One more time and we got to say That the Good Lord gonna make a way Gonna make a way, gonna make a way Holy sound Holy sound Lawdy, Lawdy, Lawdy, Lawdy Lawdy, Lawdy, Lawdy, Lawdy We just wanna sing (holy sound) Giving up thanks to you Gonna make a way, gonna make a way, Lord gonna make a way Holy sound Holy sound Holy sound

Give me love for goodness sake Make me feel the love we make I wonder why we stand in here I'm the questions answered here Love is wonder and mistery It's a kind of fantasy My head belies a past for us Kisses we can trust Diana, I love you - you open up my heart Diana, I love you - you gave my life a start I adore you, I should have said it long ago I adore you, I think it's time I'd let you know I adore you, yes I do, you're my time of day And I'm here to say it Give me love for goodness sake Make me feel the love we make I wonder why we stand in here I'm the questions answered here Love is wonder and mistery It's a kind of fantasy My head belies a past for us Kisses we can trust Diana, I love you, you open up my heart Diana, I love you, you gave my life a start I adore you, I should have said it long ago I adore you, I think it's time I'd let you know I adore you, yes I do, you're my time of day And I'm here to say it Love... (pa, pa, pa, pa, pa) I see you in love... love... Ah, ah, ah... (pa, pa, pa, pa, pa) I see you in love... ooh, oh, ooh, ooh, oh... I adore you and I'm here to say... Oh, I'm talkin' about love Ooh, oh, ooh, ooh, oh... Diana, you are the kind To bring new love into my life Baby... oh, oh, ooh, ooh, baby You are my time of day... Yes, I've been here to say Wow, wow... oh, I'm singin'... oh, ooh, oh...

Oh, oh when I look around me This old world seems so troubled to me Does no one see, the beauty that surrounds them Take a look around you now Pretty little blossoms, oh yeah Just as sweet as can be, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah You know it troubles my mind These troubled times we need love You know it troubles my mind These troubled times we need love The world needs love, let there be love Open up your heart and love more, open up Open up your heart and love more, open up Open up your heart and love more, open up Open up your heart and love more Give a little love love love love love Does no one see, the beauty that surrounds them Take a look around you now, sometimes Pretty little blossoms, oh yeah Just as sweet as can be, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah You know it troubles my mind These troubled times we need love You know it troubles my mind These troubled times we need love The world needs love, let there be love Open up your heart and love more, open up Open up your heart and love more, open up Open up your heart and love more, open up Open up your heart and love more Give a little love love love love love It troubles my mind these troubled times We need love, love, love, yeah It troubles my mind these troubled times We need love, love, love, yeah It troubles my mind these troubled times We need love, love, love, yeah It troubles my mind these troubled times We need love, love, love, yeah It troubles my mind these troubled times We need love, love, love, yeah It troubles my mind these troubled times We need love, love, love, yeah