Bloodline Ballroom

[Instrumental] [Verse] Candlelight and velvet sighs, Masks conceal a thousand lies, I have worn this face before, Since the shrouds, since the war, Step with me, the music swells, Follow where the churchbell tells, I've been dancing since the fall, I am older than these walls [Pre-Chorus - half sung] They call me charming, call me grand, Kiss my ring, take my hand, Behind the mask, behind the paint, I was rotted, I was strange [Chorus - Singing] Masquerade of the damned, Waltz with me, understand, I was ugly once, was cold and grey, Now I'm beautiful — come and stay, Masquerade, hide your fear, Every century I reappear, Blood and velvet, silk and stone, Dance with me, you're not alone [Instrumental solo] [Verse] Village girls once crossed my grave, Called me monster, called me knave, Now I wear a gentleman's guise, Sophistication in my eyes, Every ball, a fresh disguise, Every kiss, your last goodbye, I have learned to charm, to please, Death dressed up in pedigree [Pre-Chorus] They call me charming, call me grand, Kiss my ring, take my hand, Behind the mask, behind the paint, I was rotted, I was strange [Chorus] Masquerade of the damned, Waltz with me, understand, I was ugly once, was cold and grey, Now I'm beautiful — come and stay, Masquerade, hide your fear, Every century I reappear, Blood and velvet, silk and stone, Dance with me, you're not alone [Instrumental solo] [Bridge — mask drops] Beneath the silk, beneath the lace, Look closer at this borrowed face — Bloated, rotted, dark and old, This is the truth the stories told, Before the charm, before the name, I was buried in the rain, They drove the stake, they said the prayer, But elegance? I learned it there [Chorus — bigger, unhinged] Masquerade of the damned, Waltz with me, understand, I was ugly once, was cold and grey, Now I'm beautiful — come and stay, Masquerade, hide your fear, Every century I reappear, Blood and velvet, silk and stone, Dance with me, you're not alone, You're not alone... [Instrumental] [Outro] The mask falls... but the dance goes on...