[Intro] Look— The carnival ends now. No more masks. [Verse 1] Whitewashed walls with a rot underneath, Clean robes, crooked hands, polished teeth. You bind up the bruised with a rule and a threat, Then hide what you did and demand their respect. You sell them a chain and you call it a key, Say, “Follow my steps,” while you won’t bend a knee. But the Lord sees through every curtain and pose; The truth walks in, and the whole tent goes. [Pre-Chorus] Bring it into daylight, let the dark be named, No human throne can stand above His name. [Chorus] The masks are falling, the false altars break, No chains in Christ, no souls for you to take. Stand in the Word; let the hidden things show, The carnival ends—let the captives go. No more silence, no more holy disguise, Freedom in Jesus, truth in our eyes. The masks are falling; the proud walls shake, The carnival ends—no more lives to take. [Verse 2] You quote the command while you practice control, Use fear like a lock on a desperate soul. You preach open hands, but you tighten your grip, Keep mercy in sermons, let justice slip. A painted grave may look spotless outside, But God knows the secrets you bury inside. We’re not here to trade one proud throne for another; We call what is false, and we shelter the wounded. [Pre-Chorus] Bring it into daylight, let the dark be named, No human throne can stand above His name. [Chorus] The masks are falling, the false altars break, No chains in Christ, no souls for you to take. Stand in the Word; let the hidden things show, The carnival ends—let the captives go. No more silence, no more holy disguise, Freedom in Jesus, truth in our eyes. The masks are falling; the proud walls shake, The carnival ends—no more lives to take. [Bridge] Christ sets the captive free—His promise will stand. We will not bow to the work of your hands. Expose what is crooked; let every lie cease. The light does not bargain; the truth brings release. [Verse 3 — faster pocket] No velvet rope can keep truth outside, No title can sanctify greed or pride. You made a stage of the place meant for prayer, Now every concealed thing is laid open there. We stand on the Word, not a leader’s acclaim, We follow the Shepherd, we honor His name. For the bruised, there is refuge; for the bound, a door; For the proud who repent, there is mercy once more. But stop calling bondage a godly command. The freedom of Christ is not yours to withstand. Let every false altar come down to the ground; Let truth lift the ones you kept chained and bound. [Final Chorus] The masks are falling, the false altars break, No chains in Christ, no souls for you to take. Stand in the Word; let the hidden things show, The carnival ends—let the captives go. No more silence, no more holy disguise, Freedom in Jesus, truth in our eyes. The masks are falling; the proud walls shake, The carnival ends—no more lives to take. [Outro] The light of Christ exposes the lie. The truth stands. The chains fall. The carnival ends now.
