nine o'clock and you're on the stage
reading from yet another page
words that aren't your own
five o'clock is it just a phase
coming round to the end of the day
i don't really know
in the mirror i see your face
and wonder if it's you dancing to somebody else's tune
just another role to play
role to play just another role to play
moving through the masquerade
just another broken face
everyday putting on a show
for all the people who say hello
does it never end
even though it's a great disguise
at the end it's all a bunch of lies you cannot defend
can't you ever be yourself for once
say what you feel
drop the act and say something for real
or is it just another role to play
is it just another role to play
moving through the masquerade
just another broken face
it's time for a curtain call
it's time to let it go
it's time for the actor to pack up and head on home
so don't be just another role to play
don't be just another role to play
no don't be through the masquerade masquerade
i just wanna see your face
moving through the masquerade
i just wanna see your face
