Lyrics
[Intro]
Ah
Ah-ah-ah
Beneath the velvet I remain
[Verse 1]
They fill the hall and wait for me
The chandeliers are burning low
I wear a face that no one sees
And let the curtain rise
My hands command a hundred strings
My hands command a hundred throats
A boy who learned to disappear
And turn his silence into notes
[Pre-Chorus]
Let them guess
Let them wonder
Let them praise a name they cannot place
[Chorus]
I am the Masked Maestro
The voice behind the veil
I am the Masked Maestro
I gave my face away
For a song that outlives me
For a song that outlives me
[Post-Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah
La-la-la
Ah-ah-ah
[Verse 2]
My father sold his violin
To buy the bread that kept us whole
I swore I'd build a sound so vast
It swallowed every wound and toll
Now every bow obeys my wrist
Now every breath obeys my cue
And still the mirror shows a stranger
Staring through
[Pre-Chorus]
Let them cheer
Let them thunder
Let them love a man they'll never know
[Chorus]
I am the Masked Maestro
The voice behind the veil
I am the Masked Maestro
I gave my face away
For a song that outlives me
For a song that outlives me
[Bridge]
Take the crown
Take the throne
Take the glory I have grown
But leave the music in my chest
Leave the music
Leave the rest
[Breakdown]
Softer now
Slower now
One last measure
One last bow
[Chorus]
I am the Masked Maestro
The voice behind the veil
I am the Masked Maestro
I gave my face away
For a song that outlives me
For a song that outlives me
[Post-Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah
La-la-la
Ah-ah-ah
Ah