|
The painted faces on the street |
|
Caricatures of long ago |
|
Oh they were young and oh so sweet |
|
Down beyond the boulevard |
|
Knock on doors and empty halls |
|
And still sometimes remember |
|
The masquerade's forever |
|
When you see the price they paid |
|
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade |
|
The reeling figures pass on by |
|
Like ghosts in some forgotten play |
|
Beneath the black and empty sky |
|
Music plays and figures dance |
|
With partners chosen by chance |
|
And still some times remember |
|
The masquerade's forever |
|
They reached for tomorrow |
|
But tomorrows, more of the same |
|
And so they reached for tomorrow |
|
But tomorrow never came |
|
When you hear the price they paid |
|
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade |
|
When you hear the price they paid |
|
You'll come and join the masquerade |
|
One by one and two by two |
|
Past eight by tens in shattered frames |
|
The players try to leave the room |
|
Frantic puppets on a string |
|
And all the while the music sings |
|
And still sometimes remember |
|
The masquerade's forever |
|
When you hear the price they paid |
|
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade |
|
When you hear the price they paid |
|
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade |
|
When you hear the price they paid |
|
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade |
|
When you hear the price they paid |
|
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade |
|
When you hear the price they paid |
|
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade |
|
When you hear the price they paid |
|
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade |
|
When you hear the price they paid |
|
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade |
|
When you hear the price they paid |
|
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade |
