Masked Lyrics

I'm counting down the days

With nervous anticipation

And I think of all the ways

I could guide our conversation

I know exactly what I want

But when the day comes, I tie on my mask

Firmly, tightly, so it can't slip

And when I see you, we talk and we laugh

And my mask hides the longing beneath

And I want to tear it off, tear it off

And show you how I feel

Tear it off, and be free

Nothing more to conceal

But I can't

This can never be real

So I'm masked

There'll be no reveal

You're beside me when I walk

Every moment, every day

You listen when I talk

You know all the things to say

But I know it's only in my mind

So when the day comes, I tie on my mask

Firmly, tightly, so it can't slip

And when I see you, we talk and we laugh

And my mask hides the longing beneath

And I want to tear it off, tear it off

And show you how I feel

Tear it off, and be free

Nothing more to conceal

But I can't

This can never be real

So I'm masked

There'll be no reveal

And if I let my mask slip

What would you do?

Would delight, or would fear

Or would horror come from you?

But I never will know

'Cause you wear a mask too

And I want to tear it off, tear it off

Discover how you feel

Tear it off, and see

What you want to conceal

But I can't

The risk is too real

So we're masked

Locked behind masks

We're alone in our masks

No chance of reveal

I'm alone in my mask

There'll be no reveal