[Intro] Yeah… Look— The carnival ends now. No more masks. [Chorus] The carnival ends now—let the painted masks fall No more chains dressed up as the will of God You are free in Christ; let the false altars break Stand on the Word, let the truth speak The carnival ends now—let the whitewashed walls fall No more silence, no more selling souls The truth is coming; the chains are undone The carnival ends now [Verse 1] Sunday white collar, Monday hands full of blame You preach a clean life, then you profit from shame You call it devotion, you call it the way But the people you bind are the ones you betray You polish the tomb till the paint shines bright While the rot underneath keeps swallowing light You trade in fear, make a bargain of grace Then point at the crowd with a practiced-up face But the Word cuts through what your gloss can’t conceal A heart full of pride can’t make a soul heal You keep souls in bondage, you call it control You hide your corruption behind a holy role The truth is coming; the masks are coming down The carnival ends now [Chorus] The carnival ends now—let the painted masks fall No more chains dressed up as the will of God You are free in Christ; let the false altars break Stand on the Word, let the truth speak The carnival ends now—let the whitewashed walls fall No more silence, no more selling souls The truth is coming; the chains are undone The carnival ends now [Verse 2] You preach one thing, then you live the other You sell them a promise, then tighten the tether You call it a calling, you call it a test But the truth has a name, and it’s freedom in Christ No more fear as a leash, no more guilt as a fee No more “obey me” to keep you from seeing The cross broke the power; the grave couldn’t hold The risen King stands, and the truth is told We don’t build a throne from a human name We don’t dress up a lie and call it the flame We stand on the Word, let the false altars fall We speak to the captive: you’re free, you’re free, you’re free [Bridge] Jesus, You are the truth that no lie can contain You set the captive free; You call us by name No mask, no chain, no fear can command The light of Your Word is the ground of our stand [Verse 3 — faster pocket] No more painted tombs, no more polished-up lies No more fear dressed up as a reason to hide No more leaders who preach what they won’t do No more silence while the truth comes through The carnival’s over; the gates swing wide The truth is the freedom that stands by our side We tear down the altars of human pride We stand on the Word, with the Lord at our side The truth is coming; the masks are falling The chains are breaking; the false walls are falling The carnival ends now [Final Chorus] The carnival ends now—let the painted masks fall No more chains dressed up as the will of God You are free in Christ; let the false altars break Stand on the Word, let the truth speak The carnival ends now—let the whitewashed walls fall No more silence, no more selling souls The truth is coming; the chains are undone The carnival ends now [Outro] The carnival ends now. No more masks. No more chains. The truth is coming. Amen.
