The Painted Mask

Painted laughter, sharp disguise

Truth is hidden in my eyes

Whispers circle, shadows spin

All begins where you fall in

(Hey, hey, hey)

I dance on secrets, never told

Trade your trust for chains of gold

Every smile's a sharpened knife

I rewrite the script of life

Do you hear the bells that ring?

They don't bless, they only sting

Every step, a crooked rhyme

You're already out of time

The painted mask will only smiles

I laugh beneath a bleeding sky

Promise sweet, but deal untrue

The joke's on me, yet falls on you

I weave illusions, silk and flame

Never twice I play the same

Mirror cracks, reflections lie

You'll forget the reason why

Every game, I change the rules

Turn the kings into my fools

What you see is never real

Every bargain's just a steal

The painted mask will only smiles

I laugh beneath a bleeding sky

Promise sweet, but deal untrue

The joke's on me, yet falls on you

Cards are shuffled, fates collide

There's no refuge, none can hide

I don't grieve, I never bend

Every story meets my end

The painted mask will only smiles

I laugh beneath a bleeding sky

Take the hand that leads you through

The mask is mine, the fool is you