[pipe organ][electric guitar]
[verse][angry][pipe organ][electric guitar][male vocalist][electronic]
[male vocalist]
The darkened hall awaits me and I enter once again
This obscene daily ritual performed by the profane
Why the hell am I here? I just cannot escape.
The grinding of the system- another soul to rape.
[chorus][ensemble][female vocalists][male vocalists][rock opera][opera]
Welcome, darling, to the masquerade, where nothing's ever what it seems.
within these walls, we dance in shadows, indulging our dark dreams.
Under the shimmer of polished masks, our ugliness can dwell.
you'll never know what hit you when you're blinded by my veil.
[verse]
then in some quiet hollow, I see you standing there
unadorned, defenseless- a shimmer in the air
You look up as you see me, and slowly start to smile
expression filled with candor, and lacking any guile
[bridge][loud angry male vocals][energetic vocals with a faster tempo]
Why are you here?
you don't belong here!
you don't belong here!
you don't belong
Why are you here?
you don't belong here!
you don't belong here!
you don't belong
[chorus]
Welcome, darling, to the masquerade, where nothing's ever what it seems.
within these walls, we dance in shadows, indulging our dark dreams.
Under the shimmer of polished masks, our ugliness can dwell.
you'll never know what hit you when you're blinded by my veil.
[verse]
Lost in the labyrinth of masks, I search for truth in vain
Each face a twisted facade, concealing inner pain
But in your gaze, a glimmer, a beacon in the night
A glimpse of genuine beauty, a flicker of pure light
[bridge]
Why are you here?
you don't belong here!
you don't belong here!
you don't belong
[chorus]
Welcome, darling, to the masquerade, where nothing's ever what it seems.
within these walls, we dance in shadows, indulging our dark dreams.
Under the shimmer of polished masks, our ugliness can dwell.
you'll never know what hit you when you're blinded by my veil.
[verse]
you walk forward to take my hand, and lead me to the door
I look upon this accursed place that I'll leave forevermore.
For a moment I hesitate unsure, at the threshold in the grey
you rip the mask off of my face, and then I hear her say:
and then I hear you say:
[bridge]
Why are you here?
you don't belong here!
you don't belong here!
you don't belong
Why are you here?
you don't belong here!
you don't belong here!
you don't belong
[outro]
Why are you here?
you don't belong here!
you don't belong here!
you don't belong