Dine ,dance, and delight
Masks ands marvels everywhere in sight
Torches and lanterns light up the night
Do attend this masquerade ball tonight
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These people who embody elegance and grace
And yet conceal their face
With masks, they dance and glide
Shrouding with glitter what lies inside
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All that glitters is not gold
For the price that had to be paid
To the devil the soul is sold
Hell was the pyre that the mask is forged
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The candelabra that lights up the room
Lights the corners where the shadows loom
Bask in its warmth and radiance
Ornate ness that veils dissonance
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The orchestra that mesmerizes the hall
The horns, strings, and hymns that bring life to this ball
Intoxicating, the notes, to the violin strum
Melancholy, to the tune of the soprano’s hum
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Dance mortals, dance!
Looking so foolish as I see you from a distance
How easily you fall prey to material and earthly guile
Failing to see that you’ve made life futile
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For what lies beneath those masks
Empty vessels, desolate casks
Where is your soul? Your primal essence
For what remains is merely this tainted presence
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Treacherous melody, like sweet poison
For as you dance, sown are the seeds of corruption
Slowly humanity is siphoned
As the soul is being bludgeoned
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Deafened with every string strummed
Blinded with every shine of glitter
Wearing that mask, you are condemned
To live and die in this façade you cannot shatter
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Mortal, when will you finally reveal your face?
Break free from the illusion, become the salvation of this race
Scream out loud! Awaken from your slumber
Silence the tyrannical hymn with the cry of thunder!
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But as I see you now, still you dance
Act now while you still have the chance
For when the time comes to close the curtain
Providence or perdition you’ll face, that is certain.
--graydarksoul--
