Oh mask in the masquerade,
Cracked and alone,
Still scared of the dark,
And so far from home. 

Oh mask in the masquerade,
How could you have known?
You strayed from the path,
What seems lifetimes ago.

Oh mask in the masquerade,
Scarred to the bone,
You suffered their wrath,
And removed from your throne.

Oh mask in the masquerade,
Secrets well honed,
You want what they have,
Seeds of doubt they have sown.

Dance for the masks in the masquerade ball,
You’ll dance for the masks in the masquerade ball,
Dance for the masks in the masquerade ball,
You’ll dance for the masks in the masquerade ball.

Dance for the fools.

Masquerade

I close my eyes and count to ten,
Though it’ll never be over, (Never be over,) 
Never be over. (Never be over.)
Tornados twisting in my brain,
Each thought a supernova, (Supernova.)
They go over and over. (Over and over.)

I could turn off the lights and hide,
They’d just be -

Voices in the dark.
Voices in the dark.

Dare I listen for what’s in store?
Can I go through that again? (Again,)
No not again. (Not again.)
Kaleidoscope of sound and colour,
Mixing sunshine and the rain, (The rain,)
Please numb the pain. (Numb the pain.)

I could turn off the lights and hide,
They’d still be -

Voices in the dark.
Voices in the dark.
Voices in the dark.
Voices in the dark.

A million voices,
Give a billion choices,
Tell me what would you do?
A billion choices,
From a million voices,
Tell me how would you do?
So am I crazy?
Is all this taking?
Please don’t treat me like a fool.
Words from the left,
Screams from the right,
It keeps me up all night - In the dark.

These voices in the dark,
These voices in the dark,
These voices in the dark,
These voices in the dark,
They’re voices in the dark,
They’re voices in the dark,
They’re voices in the dark,
They’re voices in the dark,
Just voices in the dark,
Just voices in the dark,
Just voices in the dark....

Voices In The Dark

A little boy, on foreign sand,
Mother takes him by the hand,
She lifts him up, she puts him down,
Now he’s six feet off the ground,
The wooden fort, it should be safe,
There’s no need to hesitate,
But one fatal step, is all it took,
And how his world was shook.

How his tears fall,
Oh how his tears fall.

I am falling,
I am falling into flashback,
I am falling,
Falling into the void.

Frightened boy, inside of man,
Set his foot on dreaded land,
For twenty years, avoided tears,
Hiding from his secret fears,
There it stood, and it stood tall,
There in front, the wooden walls,
He confronts the beast,
That tried to have him for a feast.

And how his tears fell,
Oh how his tears fell.

I am falling,
I am falling into flashback,
I am falling,
Falling into the void.

Falling into the void.

I am falling (I am falling,)
I am falling (I am falling,)
I am falling into, 
Into the deep.
I am falling (I am falling,)
I am falling (I am falling,)
I am falling into, 
Into the deep.
I am falling,
I am falling,
I am falling into the deep,
Into the deep now.

Flashback

I can’t believe it’s come to this,
Can I amend?
The life I've lived, the life of fools,
Needs to end.

Can’t you save me, please?
Can’t you save me, please?
I’m on my knees,
On my knees.

I’m holding out for the light beam - yeah.
For a cure,
Can’t bare to hear the screams within,
Anymore.

Someone save me, please?
Someone save me, please?
I’m on my knees,
On my knees.

This shattered mind,
With broken dreams,
A glint of hope is all I need,
No less, and no more.
No longer sat upon a shelf,
But still I can’t do this myself,
And damn I wish you were here to save me.

Save me from,
Save me from my-
Save me from,
Save me from my-
Save me from,
Save me from my-
Save me from,
Save me from myself
Save me from,
Save me from my-
Save me from,
Save me from my-
Save me from,
Save me from my-
Save me from,
Save me from myself.

Save Me (Please)

I see my reflection in the portrait you drew of me,
As two faces become one.
They cracked the glass as if to mirror my identity, my dear,
When everything was undone.

I try to hide myself from the world,
With the devil inside of me,
Yet you’re still here with all you’ve learnt,
About this devil inside of me.

Aura of amethyst, got me wrapped around your purple hue,
Painting over morning blues.
I take the mask off just for you to see, once more, again, my dear,
This me is only for you.

I try to hide myself from the world,
With the devil inside of me,
Yet you’re still here with all you’ve learnt,
About this devil inside of me.
I try to hide myself from the world,
With the devil inside of me,
But you’re still here with all you’ve learnt,
About this devil inside of me.

You can’t fix what’s broken,
Beyond repair, I’m hopeless,
Still I scream, “Don’t leave me.”
“Don’t want the world to see me.”
And I’ve come, so undone,
What the hell have I become, my dear?

I try to hide myself from the world,
With the devil inside of me,
Yet you’re still here with all you’ve learnt,
About this devil inside of me.
I try to hide myself from the world,
With the devil inside of me,
But you’re still here with all you’ve learnt,
About this devil inside of me.
I’m running out of places to hide,
From the devil inside of me,
Please don’t ever leave my side,
With this devil inside of me.

The devil inside of me.
This devil, this devil, inside me.

The Devil Inside Me

Midnight Rain On Autumn Leaves

She’s so,
Supernatural,
Her soul, exposed,
To me, and only -
I know,
Supernatural,
Her soul, it sings,
To me, and only -

I can’t believe,
It’s happening to me,
Caught under her spell,
Of ecstasy.
With Devil’s stare,
and midnight hair,
How she comes to me,
How she comes -

Like a shadow,
Of a shadow,
She is hiding,
In the cracks of my heart.
Like a moth (like a moth)
To the flame (to the flame)
As she calls out,
My name.

She’s so,
Supernatural,
Her soul, exposed,
To me, and only -
I know,
Supernatural,
Her soul, it sings,
To me, and only -

I want to feel,
And feel it again,
She brings me pleasure,
She brings me pain.
Her racing heart,
Is just the start,
When she comes for me,
When she comes -

Like a shadow,
Of a shadow,
She is hiding,
In the cracks of my heart.
Like a moth (like a moth)
To the flame (to the flame)
As she screams out,
Again.

She’s so,
Supernatural,
Her soul, exposed,
To me, and only -
I know,
Supernatural,
Her soul, it sings,
To me, and only -

More and more and more,
La petite mort,
More and more and more,
La petite mort, oh.

She’s so,
Supernatural,
Her soul, exposed,
To me, and only -
I know,
Supernatural,
Her soul, it sings,
To me, and only -
Her hold,
Supernatural,
My soul, is hers,
Is hers, and only -
She knows,
Supernatural,
My soul, exposed,
To she, and only -
We know,
Supernatural.
Supernatural.

Supernatural

Woman in the purple dress,
She dances like the rain upon my skin,
And how I find I’m mesmerised,
By beauty fair and so begins.

Standing from afar I see her,
Dancing the dance of the masquerade,
And so I find my heartbeat racing,
Be still, heart, I’m not afraid.

She is the one,
Causing cracks in the persona.
She is the one,
Finding faults in my armour.

Cracks in the persona.

Screaming from the rooftops,
Shouting declarations to those down below,
And now I find myself, I’m fighting,
For the one who needs to know.

- The one,
Causing cracks in the persona.
She is the one,
Finding faults in my armour.

Do you believe,
That I believe,
You were made for me.
Cause I sure as hell,
God damn believe,
You were made for me - So.
Remove our masks,
Let them fall, 
Like it was meant to be,
Show me your heart,
I’ll show you mine - girl,
It’s yours to keep.

You’ve cracked my persona,
You’ve cracked my persona.

You are the one,
Causing cracks in the persona.
You are the one,
Finding faults in my armour, darling.

Cracks In The Persona

Smile a smile for me,
The queen of my heart,
Won’t you smile for me, honey,
Won’t you, please?

Don’t you know it’s gonna be alright? 
Don’t you know it’s gonna be alright?
I cross my heart and hope you’ll -

Smile,
Smile for me.

Dry those eyes for me,
The queen of my soul,
Don’t you shed those tears, Darling,
Don’t you dare.

Hope you know it’s gonna be alright. 
Hope you know it’s gonna be alright.
I cross my heart, let’s see you -

Smile,
Smile for me.
Smile for the ones who dare to care,
Smile for the ones who’re always there,
Go on and smile.

Cross my heart,
And hope to die,
‘Cause without you,
There’d be no I, oh.
Cross my heart,
And hope to die,
‘Cause without you,
I’d never see you -

Smile,
Smile for me.
Smile for the ones who dare to care,
Smile for the ones who’re always there,
Go on and smile.
Smile,
Smile for me.

Cross My Heart (Smile)

Cabernet Sauvignon: Bottled 1881,
Sipped from a glass in the evening sun.
Glimpse of her thigh, she catches his eye,
As her voice poisons ears with a sultry lullaby.

Sweet seductress, seducing me,
Sweet seductress, I’m on my knees,
Sweet seductress, I’m begging you please,
To come home now, come home with me.

She’s singing: Won’t you come here and sit with me?
She’s singing: Won’t you come here and sit with me?

Debonaire, yet so young: Just older than 21,
Twirls his moustache at this evening’s fun.
Baring her chest, her hands do the rest,
As her lips poison his and she helps him undress.

Sweet seductress, seducing me,
Sweet seductress, I’m on my knees,
Sweet seductress, I’m begging you please,
To come home now, come home with me.

He’s singing: Won’t you come here and lay with me?
He’s singing: Won’t you come here and lay with me?
He’s singing: Just come here and lay with me?
He’s begging: Won’t you come here and be with me?

Sing to me, my siren beauty,
Say my name, again and again,
Scream to God.
I said: Scream to God! Oh!

Sweet seductress, seducing me,
Sweet seductress, I’m on my knees,
Sweet seductress, I’m begging you please,
To come home now, come home with me.

He’s singing: I just want you to be with me.
She’s singing: You only want, hun, to be in me.
He’s screaming: Just leave here and be with me!
She’s screaming: Not even if, hun, you paid me!

Seductress

Orange, red and yellow,
Oh, hello there,
Have you come to call on me?
How obscene,
Now I know I must be in another dream,
Where I am sane and you are mad,
Where I am happy and you are sad,
And where tomorrows never come,
And where I’m always having fun.

In the absence of colour,
Am I getting through to you?
Just take the rainy days,
And paint them blue,
In the absence of colour,
Those eyes shine bright,
Just take the greyest days,
And turn them white.

Purple, green and brown,
Sent for the clown, alas,
He’d died,
And so I cried,
A thought I can’t escape, can’t get out of my mind,
He made me happy though he was sad,
He made me happy and I was glad,
That I was born in time to know,
That I was born to see the show.

In the absence of colour,
Am I getting through to you?
You took the rainy days,
And made them blue,
In the absence of colour,
Your eyes shone bright,
You took the greyest days,
And turned them white.

In the absence of colour,
You tickled me pink,
In the absence of colour,
You tickled me pink.
In the absence of colour,
You tickled me pink,
In the absence of colour,
Well, what do you think?

In the absence of colour,
Am I getting through to you?
Just take the rainy days,
And paint them blue,
In the absence of colour,
Those eyes shine bright,
Just take the greyest days,
And turn them white.

In the absence of colour,
Am I getting through to you?
You took the rainy days,
And made them blue,
In the absence of colour,
Your eyes shone so bright,
You took the greyest days,
And turned them white.

The Absence Of Colour

Sticks and stones,
Will break these bones,
But you’ll be there,
To hold me,
On waxwork wings,
The sunlight stings,
But you’ll be there,
To catch me.

I remember a time,
Where I'd lost my mind,
I thought the world was out to get me.
Do you remember the time,
When I lost my mind,
Do you remember a time so long ago?

When hope feels lost,
When hope feels gone,
You’re always there,
To push me on,
You’re always there,
To hold my hand,
As we draw circles,
In the sand.
When hope feels lost,
When hope feels gone,
You’re always there,
To push me on,
You’re always there,
To hold my hand,
As we build castles,
In the sand.

Broken dreams,
By angel screams,
I beg for you,
To hold me,
Fell apart,
Right from the start,
I beg for you,
To catch me.

I remember a time,
Where I'd lost my mind,
I thought the world was out to get me.
Do you remember the time,
When I lost my mind,
Do you remember a time not long ago?

When hope feels lost,
When hope feels gone,
You’re always there,
To push me on,
You’re always there,
To hold my hand,
As we draw circles,
In the sand.
When hope feels lost,
When hope feels gone,
You’re always there,
To push me on,
You’re always there,
To hold my hand,
As we build castles,
In the sand.

Tell me I’m worth more,
Than diamonds and lies.

I want to be,
Where the sun shines on me,
I want to be,
Where the sun shines for free.

When hope feels lost,
When hope feels gone,
You’re always there,
To push me on,
You’re always there,
To hold my hand,
As we draw circles,
In the sand.
When hope feels lost,
When hope feels gone,
You’re always there,
To push me on,
You’re always there,
To hold my hand,
As we build castles,
In the sand.

Circles In The Sand

The signs were there to see,
So we ignore them blissfully,
Time and time again,
We say things’ll change.
A match made in hell,
And not a soul we can sell,
‘Cause we traded them for gas,
Then burnt the whole city down.

Plain to see,
Fools forever,
You and me,
For forever.
Plain to see,
Fools forever,
You and me,
For forever.

There’s a hole in the door,
Shattered glass upon the floor,
I guess it happened again,
And you said we could change.
A match made in hell,
And not a soul we can sell,
‘Cause we traded them for gas,
Then headed straight out of town.

Plain to see,
Fools forever,
You and me,
For forever.
Plain to see,
Fools forever,
You and me,
For forever.

I should have known from the start,
That you would conquer my heart,
As it beats black and blue,
Black and blue for you.
I should have known I couldn’t stop,
Oh, you’re the perfect drug,
Just please, one second,
One more fix - God damn I’m hooked on you.

Plain to see,
Fools forever,
You and me,
For forever.
Plain to see,
Fools forever,
You and me,
For forever.

Plain to see,
Fools forever,
You and me,
For forever.
Plain to see,
Fools forever,
You and me,
For forever.

For Forever

When Will The Madness End?

Take me to the place between,
Beauty and agony.
Bring me there on bended knee,
I’m begging you, oh please.
Take me to the place I need,
This anguish is killing me.
I wait for you with bated breath,
You’re better than a dream.

My love, complete me in the dark,
Your arrow hit the mark,
You can have me till my heart stops beating.
My love, take me to the stars,
Your touch can heal these scars,
Oh you can have my heart.

Until my heart stops beating,
Until my heart stops beating.

Take you to the place I’ve seen,
In movies and magazines.
Bring you there between the sheets,
You’re begging me, you tease.
I’ll take you places you’ve not been, 
Much harder, much closer.
I’ve given you the little death,
I love to hear you scream.

My love, complete me in the dark,
Your arrow hit the mark,
You can have me till my heart stops beating.
My love, take me to the stars,
Your touch can heal these scars,
Oh you can have my heart.

Until my heart stops beating,
Until my heart stops beating.

Take me up to heaven’s gate,
Then push me back down to reality.
The sweetest lips to kiss are yours,
And yours alone, here I am.

My love, complete me in the dark,
Your arrow hit the mark,
You can have me till my heart stops beating.
My love, take me to the stars,
Your touch can heal these scars,
Oh you can have my heart.
My love, complete me in the dark,
Your arrow hit the mark,
You can have me till this heart stops beating.
My love, take me to the stars,
Your touch can heal these scars,
Oh you can have my heart.

Until My Heart Stops Beating

Kept you in a teardrop,
And discovered what it is to love.
Set the heartbeats on repeat,
And let them echo through eternity.

Counting down the hours,
Every second feels a hundred days.
In this birdcage made of bones,
There is no escape.

Love me,
Don’t leave me,
Kiss me,
Don’t use me,
Hold me,
Don’t bruise me,
Love me,
Don’t crush me - And my dreams.

Find me in the raindrops,
And discover what it means to me.
To hear your heartbeat once again,
And know that this is not the end.

Counting down the hours,
Every minute feels a hundred years.
In this birdcage made of bones,
I don’t want to leave.

Love me,
Don’t leave me,
Kiss me,
Don’t use me,
Hold me,
Don’t bruise me,
Love me,
Don’t crush me - And my dreams.

You wear the black dress,
I’ll wear the pine suit,
Lay me to rest,
In the cemetery.
You wear your black dress,
And I’ll wear my pine suit,
Burn me away,
Into memory.

You wear the black dress,
I’ll wear the pine suit,
Lay me to rest,
In the cemetery.
You wear your black dress,
And I’ll wear my pine suit,
Burn me away,
Into memory.

Dungeons & Dragonflies

Love Me

Always loved this song, so I thought I would do my own version sans singing. If somebody could buy me vocal cords that work nicely, well, that'd be just swell!

Lovesong For A Vampire

Take the girl with the sad smile,
The one that caught your eye,
Take that girl with the longing stare,
The one dressed in black and white.

Oh, she lives in a world,
A world scared,
Scared to let her know,
She’ll never be alone, though,
She will never know, so,
She just sits alone, oh,
Hoping for the sun to,
Burn away her summer blues.

She’s living for October,
Until the night when it’s all over,
And she’ll wait another year,
Like she’s nothing left to fear.
Waiting for -

Take the girl with the red lips,
The one that left her mark,
Take that girl with the kind heart,
The one that made you laugh.

Oh, she lives in a world,
A world scared,
Scared to let her know,
She’ll never be alone, though,
She will never know, so,
She just sits alone, oh,
Hoping for the sun to,
Burn away her summer blues.

She’s living for October,
Until the night when it’s all over,
And she’ll wait another year,
Like she’s nothing left to fear.
Waiting for -

She’s longing for the sun to,
Burn away the old to,
Bring about the new,
You set her soul on fire,
She’s longed to be alive,
You make her feel alive,
You make her long for -

She’s living for October,
She’s waiting for October,
She’s living for October,
She’s waiting for October,
She’s living for October,
She’s waiting for October…

She Lives For October

Drop of whiskey,
Hell, maybe three,
I’ll bite the bullet,
Won’t bend the knee.

You lived your lie,
In your you-niverse,
Just tell me something:
Did you never think,
Did you never think,
Did you never think,
I’d find out.

Shut up,
Shut up,
And kiss me like it’s the last time you’ll -
See my face, see my face.
Shut up,
Shut up,
And kiss me like it’s the last time you’ll -
See my face, see my face.

Now pack your bags,
And say goodbye,
Don’t tell me you’re sorry,
When your cheeks are dry.

I lived in your lie,
Your you-niverse,
Just tell me something:
Did you ever think,
Did you ever think,
Did you ever think,
I’d find out.

Shut up,
Shut up,
And kiss me like it’s the last time you’ll -
See my face, see my face.
Shut up,
Shut up,
And kiss me like it’s the last time you’ll -
See my face, see my face.

So, let’s make pretend,
That we were all right,
That we made it to the bitter end.
Yeah, let’s make pretend,
That we were all fine,
Till tonight.

Shut up,
Shut up,
And kiss me like it’s the last time you’ll -
See my face, see my face.
Shut up,
Shut up,
And kiss me like it’s the last time you’ll -
See my face, see my face.

Shut Up (And Kiss Me)

You, your flame,
Burning me,
Once hard to tame.
(Time to lose me in the fire.)
You, your game,
Carve into me,
Your name.
(It’s time to give in to desire.)

Then the world starts crumbling down,
Around your heart.
Yeah, this world keeps stumbling round,
To tear us apart.

I, adore,
Making you,
Want me more.
(Time to take you once again.)
I, all for,
Showing you,
What’s in store.
(Time to make you say my name.)

Then the world starts crumbling down,
Around my heart.
Yeah, this world keeps stumbling round,
To tear us apart.

Like turning diamonds into dust,
Under the crush of the debris.
Screaming for the pain to stop,
We’re crying out in agony.
Reaching out for blinding lights,
Reaching out for dizzying heights.
Tonight.

But then the world starts crumbling down,
Around our hearts.
Yeah, this world keeps stumbling round,
To tear us apart.
Oh, the world keeps crumbling down,
Around our hearts.
Yeah, this world keeps stumbling round,
To tear us apart.

The Call Of The Void

Tear Us Apart

Through it all,
Come the sun, rain, or snow,
I will be so cold.
Waking dream,
A nightmare is what it seems,
What will be will be.

It’s heartbreak perpetual,
Waltz along this mortal coil.

Cry myself to sleep,
But you’ll never hear a peep,
Quiet as the grave.
So full of life,
Yet so full of sorrow,
Will I be here, tomorrow?

It’s heartbreak perpetual,
Waltz along this mortal coil.

Hang my head down low,
(So emotional,)
How could you be so cold?
(Cold as snow,)
Hang my head down low,
(So emotional)
The blade feels cold,
(Cold as snow.)


Heartbreak Waltz

Qui Vivra Verra

A beauty fairer, never made,
Than your shattered heart.
Held together at the seams,
Barbed wire, instead of strings.

Oh, you are,
You are gloriously broken.
Yeah.

You’re a perfect fairytale,
Covered in bandages.
Revealing pain behind your eyes,
When happiness is your disguise.

Cause you are,
So gloriously broken.
A-yeah-eh.

You are sunshine,
You are rain,
You are everything to gain,
And everything to lose.

You can hide it from the world,
But I can read you like a book,
From first chapter to the end.
(From first chapter to the end)

You, the girl, and I, the fool,
Come tell me what you think.
Stuck together, thick and thin,
Belay your breath around my skin.

Cause you are,
You are gloriously broken.
Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Cause you are,
Oh so gloriously broken.
Oh, yeah.

Midnight Garden

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