Lyrics
[INTRO] [Guitar Riff] [VERSE 1] Candle grease on marble black
The host wears white, his hands are red
No one asks about the stack
Of names that haven't come home yet
He passes wine, he pats your back
Says only evil fears the law
You see the teeth behind the mask
But you don't dare to point them out
[PRE-CHORUS] And the band keeps on playing
And the wine keeps on flowing
No one sees the knife
Until it's already home
[CHORUS] It's the Mascarade Of Violence
Every face a lie
Mascarade Of Violence
No one gets out alive
You came here for the freedom
You'll leave here for the price
At the Mascarade Of Violence
And you're wearing the mask tonight
[VERSE 2] The preacher prays, the king decrees
The thief says he will set you free
They sell you hope by the pound
They bury the proof under the ground
You can run you can hide you can scream
But the mask becomes your face
You'll forget what you used to be
Before you learned to take your place
[PRE-CHORUS] And the band keeps on playing
And the wine keeps on flowing
No one sees the knife
Until it's already home
[CHORUS] It's the Mascarade Of Violence
Every face a lie
Mascarade Of Violence
No one gets out alive
You came here for the freedom
You'll leave here for the price
At the Mascarade Of Violence
And you're wearing the mask tonight
[BRIDGE] You thought you were the witness
You thought you came to watch
You thought that you were different
You thought that you would not
But you laughed when they told the joke
You looked away when the man fell down
You took the drink you took the vote
And now you can't take off the crown
[SOLO] You can see them
All around you
And they can see you
[CHORUS] It's the Mascarade Of Violence
Every face a lie
Mascarade Of Violence
No one gets out alive
You came here for the freedom
You'll leave here for the price
At the Mascarade Of Violence
And you're wearing the mask tonight
[CHORUS] It's the Mascarade Of Violence
Every face a lie
Mascarade Of Violence
No one gets out alive
You came here for the freedom
You'll leave here for the price
At the Mascarade Of Violence
And you're wearing the mask tonight
[OUTRO] The masks never come off
The dance never ends
And the next one they come for
Is you