On the other side of romance, beats still the broken heart
Ashes scattered in a storm, the lyric mutes the sea
Forbearance proved to be expensive
As I listened by the door

A Masquerade in subtle shade
I see what you want me to see
Accolades and neophytes
Tell me what you want me to hear

On the other face of innocence, acceptance on the half-shell
Coined the perfect catch-phrase - expedience and doom
You never thought it could happen to you
Anonymity in full

A Masquerade in subtle shade
I see what you want me to see
Lonely in its reticence
Dangerous to all those who believe

You come apart amidst the wreckage
Bleeding heart seeps condensed aggression

Broken by conventional charity
Apocalyptic in my apathy

We come together under stars of latency
Wasted ambition
Umbrage and clarity

Drawn towards the flame of disparity
Time to change the reality