Wait in the wings
The angels are going to sing
This place is gone but here
And though it's so far it's so near
A fleeting moment gone so fast
In this theater of Stained Glass

Sleep happily with the worms, your own kind

Don't worry about those you've left behind

They're better off without you, though they don't know it yet

Have fun rotting and know I have no regret

I'm glad I'm the one who is causing you to rot

Because what you did I've never forgot

So sleep happily down there

Now you and I have the same hollow stare

Welcome to a day at the masquerade

Everyone wears a mask

Everyone knows it's not real but we are showing who we wish we were

Everyone has a permeant problem and this is a temporary cure

But we will put on mask and dawn an act pretend until it's late

Now come we have a reality to fabricate


Here comes Madame Olive who is dressed so beautifully
But later she will throw up feeling self-loathing's cruelty

And Mr James flirts with Lady Mary
But ever one know it's Sir Richard he  would rather it be

The King and Queen no longer seek each other for comfort
They find each other as appealing as dirt

Duchess Clover seems to enjoy the attention of many
But she really just wants to be noticed by Doc Henry

Doc Henry wants to be heard but doesn't want to speak
And gets rid of anyone who tries to get in too deep

Lord John feels he missed something good in life along the way
And Miss Catherine feels like no one will ever ask her to stay

But here at the Masquerade they can be who they want to be
And during this delusion we are all free

The girl with a mask of lies is chatting with man holding a mask of laughs

Both have experienced heart and tragedy but all they say is small chat

In walks the lady who smiles as she cries

Welcome to the Land of Lies

No one is truely honest or real

Lie about how you feel, who you love, or even your birth

What I really should say is Welcome to Planet Earth

A girl holds a baby, that isn't hers
But that little one represents a lost world
He helps heal the hurt left by the worst day
And she'll hold him forever to keep that pain away