Death in a Masquerade
[Intro] Youβve been here before. I know. But never without the distance. Never this close. Nothing is waiting beyond this. Nothing is chasing me in. Then let it begin. [Verse 1] You learned every step by watching. I learned them by letting go. You donβt need the role tonight. I donβt need the name. Then stand where the music ends. I already am. [Bridge] This isnβt ceremony. No. This isnβt escape. No. Then what is it? Itβs staying. [Verse 2] I didnβt come dressed as a warning I didnβt come dressed as a lie I stood where the evening settles And let you arrive No promise offered, no gesture No need to pretend control If you followed the sound of silence You already know [Chorus] This is death in a masquerade Nothing hidden, nothing staged No one chasing, no one fleeing Just the truth without its name No demand, no expectation No debt to be paid This is death in a masquerade And we stayed [Verse 3] I didnβt mistake this for mercy I didnβt ask to be spared I felt the weight settle evenly And chose to stand there No anger left in the moment No need to be brave When everything stops resisting It learns how to stay [Chorus] This is death in a masquerade No disguise left to maintain No illusion confirmed or broken No truth left unexplained No absolution waiting No price to be paid This is death in a masquerade And we stayed [Interlude] Thereβs nothing left to decide. Nothing left to refuse. The room has stopped pretending. So have we. If this is the moment that holds us- Then let it hold. [Final Chorus] This was death in a masquerade From the moment we stood still No performance, no surrender Only quiet, only will No curtain call, no resolution No escape This was death in a masquerade And we stayed [Outro] You donβt need the mask anymore. I wasnβt wearing it.
