masquerade's done,

You built the set, a gilded cage Wrote every line on every page You dressed me up in shame and fear Whispered the words I had to hear A perfect doll, a marionette Dancing to tunes of your regret Each polished smile, a practiced art To hide the fractures in my heart The masquerade's done, the lights went black I walked away, never looked back No curtain call, no scripted clothes Just the real me that nobody knows I left your whole world in the past A shadow that was never meant to last And for the first time, it felt right Stepping alone into the night These velvet ropes became my chains I washed the warpaint in the rains I found the matches, struck a spark A sudden bonfire in the dark I watched the paper promises turn To ash and smoke, a lesson learned But now I burn what brought me here The ghost of you will disappear The masquerade's done, the lights went black I walked away, never looked back No curtain call, no scripted clothes Just the real me that nobody knows I left your whole world in the past A shadow that was never meant to last And for the first time, it felt right Stepping alone into the night You want a show, you got the ghost A haunting memory at most So go on, vanish, I own this post This stage is mine, you're not the host To anything but empty space No lingering sign, no single trace No curtain call No, no curtain call Never looked back Never looked back at all