Symphony X - Masquerade '98 lyrics

[japanese bonus track] Shackled in darkness The forbidden portrait confined to its frame Unbroken silence A total misfortune and shame Raging obsession This mask of opression It hides your aggression from view This tearing suture Renounces the love he once knew You sacrifice this paradise of innocence Trust the lie - you falsify the line of truth You disguise your insolence Don't deny insanity - mediocrity Save us from this masquerade of lies Kings and fools die in ridicule (save us) Save us from this masquerade of lies A fallen fortress sees him beneath starless skies Subsiding deeper - the final farewell in his eyes Unspoken hero Distrust and thrusted within surmise Seizing intrusion to unveil his clever disguise You sacrifice this paradise of innocence Trust the lie - you falsify the line of truth Save us from this masquerade of lies Kings and fools die in ridicule (save us) Save us from this masquerade of lies [Solo] Save us from this masquerade of lies Kings and fools die in ridicule (save us) Save us from this masquerade of lies