The Masquerade Massacre (The Red Death)

[Intro] [Verse 1] silence the violins! halt the masquerade. look at the ghost that your laughter has made. under the velvet and under the gold, the story of vengeance is yet to be told. [Verse 2] you dance on the surface. you play in the light. while i rule the shadows, the king of the night. drink to your beauty, drink to your pride, but there is no corner where sinners can hide. [Chorus] behold the red death! (the red death!) the master of your fate! (your fate!) every mask shall fall (shall fall!) before it is too late! i am the thunder's roar, i am the dark in the sky, beneath my crimson shadow, your shallow pleasures die! (they die!) [Verse 3] look at your hands... they are stained with the past. the party is over, this breath is your last. the clock on the wall strikes the hour of dread, a grand salutation for the living dead! (the living dead!) [Bridge] no more hiding. no more lies. see the terror in your eyes. the masquerade ends here! [Instrumental Bridge] [Final Chorus] behold the red death! (the red death!) the master of your fate! (your fate!) every mask shall fall (shall fall!) before it is too late! i am the thunder's roar, i am the dark in the sky, beneath my crimson shadow, your shallow pleasures die! [Final chorus - Repeat] behold the red death! (the red death!) the master of your fate! (your fate!) one chord of justice. one note of dread. the master is here. and you... are dead! [Outro]