Lyrics
[Intro]
Welcome to the party
Leave your real face at the door
Everybody's wearing something
They can't wear anymore
[Verse 1]
The duchess wears her sister's smile
The king's been dead a little while
A stranger dances in my shoes
And swears he's got my point of view
Porcelain cheeks and borrowed eyes
A thousand beautiful alibis
They ask me who I've come to be
I say you tell me what you see
[Pre-Chorus]
Silk and satin teeth and lace
Everybody hides a face
But the music knows the difference
When the bassline hits the place
[Build]
Three two one
Let the masks come undone
[Chorus]
EVERYBODY CAME AS SOMEBODY ELSE
Pretty little lies on a ballroom shelf
Dancing like they don't know anybody here
Smiling with a face they borrowed out of fear
EVERYBODY CAME AS SOMEBODY ELSE
I showed up with nothing but myself
You can dress the truth in diamonds and gold
But the face underneath is the one you can't control
[Drop]
Who are you (Who are you)
Who am I (Who am I)
Take it off
Let the whole room testify
Face face face
Everybody's wearing one
Bass bass bass
Till the masquerade is done
[Verse 2]
A jester wears the judge's crown
The saints won't let their halos down
The ones who swear they never lie
Have practiced every alibi
I spot a figure near the stairs
In my old coat with my old stares
They turn around I lose my breath
It's me before I learned regret
[Pre-Chorus]
Silk and satin teeth and lace
I can almost name that face
But the music's getting louder
And the mirrors shift their place
[Build]
Three two one
Tell me what you've done
[Chorus]
EVERYBODY CAME AS SOMEBODY ELSE
Pretty little lies on a ballroom shelf
Dancing like they don't know anybody here
Smiling with a face they borrowed out of fear
EVERYBODY CAME AS SOMEBODY ELSE
I showed up with nothing but myself
You can dress the truth in diamonds and gold
But the face underneath is the one you can't control
[Dubstep Drop]
Not your saint
Not your queen
Not the person that you wanted me to be
Not your doll
Not your disguise
I'm the thing you couldn't recognize
TAKE IT OFF
TAKE IT OFF
Let the porcelain shatter when the beat drops
Who are you
Who are you
WHO ARE YOU WITHOUT THE VIEW
[Bridge]
I came here looking for someone
Who could see me standing still
Someone who could hear the silence
Someone who would love me real
Then I found you by the doorway
With your hands around your mask
You said I don't know who I am
Without the face they asked me to have
[Breakdown]
I said then leave it on the table
You said what if they all stare
I said let them see you shaking
Let them see you standing there
[Final Build]
No more borrowed eyes
No more alibis
If we're going to be strangers
Let us meet without disguise
Five four three two
[Final Chorus]
EVERYBODY CAME AS SOMEBODY ELSE
Now the masks are lying on the ballroom shelf
Nobody's pretending that they're fearless here
We can dance together with the truth out in the clear
EVERYBODY CAME AS SOMEBODY ELSE
But tonight we get to know ourselves
Let the chandeliers shake let the old world fold
We are more than all the faces we were told to hold
[Final Drop]
WHO ARE YOU
(I'm still finding out)
WHO AM I
(There's no more hiding now)
Face down
Lights up
Let the whole damn ballroom wake up
[Outro]
The stranger left without a name
The mirrors never looked the same
I set my mask beside the door
And wasn't scared
Of my face anymore