[Verse 1 – Establishing the mask] There’s a face you show in daylight, PLASTIC grin and painted eyes. But my friend I've started wondering If it's only a disguise [Chorus] (Can you take it off?) Has the real you even met me? (Can you take it off?) in part or whole? (Can you peel it back?) would it tear your soul? Do I even know who's underneath the mask? [Post-Chorus / Chant] (Is it magic, is it bone?) (Is it laughter, does it moan?) (Is it hollow, is it sadness?) (Is it just a sign of madness?) Do you take it off to clean each day? Or is the mask just stealing you away? [Verse 2] If I help you take the mask off What do you suppose I'll see Something vicious, something scary? A thing you cannot stand to be [Verse 3] If you abandon your protection If you let down your disguise. You might accidently notice A mask also hides my eyes [Chorus] (Can I take it off?) Has the real you even met me? (Can I take it off?) in part or whole? (Can I peel it back?) would it tear my soul? Do you even know who's underneath the mask? [Chant] (Is it magic, is it bone?) (Is it laughter, does it moan?) (Is it hollow, is it sadness?) (Is it just a sign of madness?) Can I take it off to clean each day? Because the mask is stealing me away [Bridge] So let’s make a compact, you and I, We’ll both reveal what we've kept hidden, I hope it's a beginning not an end More than a mask now I simply need my friend Because I think we share something forbidden [Chorus] (Can we take it off?) Has the real world even met us? (Can we take it off?) in part or whole? (Can we peel it back?) would it tear our souls? Do we even know who else wears the same mask? [Outro Chant – Fade] (Will we see a kindred spirit if we look behind the mask) (Will we see a kindred spirit if we look behind the mask) (Will we see a kindred spirit if we look behind the mask) (Will we see a kindred spirit if we look behind the mask)
