“Mask On”
Verse 1
I walk these streets like a ghost at night
Same old city, but it don’t feel right
Everybody knows the story they were told
But the name behind the picture got erased and left cold
And I still see your shadow in every train window
Still hear your laugh when the summer wind blows
Maybe time rewrote the pages we were in
But I’d do it all again, I’d do it all again
Pre-Chorus
If your memory fades like stars at dawn
If my face disappears when you move on
There’s one thing that time can’t steal away
Chorus
Even if you forget my name
And the world washes me away
I’ll be your hero in the pouring rain
Standing where the lightning breaks
You don’t gotta know who I am
Don’t gotta reach for my hand
If danger comes, I’ll be there somehow
Mask on, heart out
And if you never look my way again
I’d still jump before I think
’Cause loving you was never about being seen
Verse 2
Some days feel like I’m falling through the sky
Holding onto moments that won’t survive
Everybody cheers for the man who saves the day
But nobody sees what he gave away
And maybe that’s the cost of loving something true
Giving all you have with nothing coming to you
Still, I’d choose the ache over feeling nothing at all
I’d choose the fall
Pre-Chorus
If your memory fades like stars at dawn
If my face disappears when you move on
There’s one thing that time can’t steal away
Chorus
Even if you forget my name
And the world washes me away
I’ll be your hero in the pouring rain
Standing where the lightning breaks
You don’t gotta know who I am
Don’t gotta reach for my hand
If danger comes, I’ll be there somehow
Mask on, heart out
And if you never look my way again
I’d still jump before I think
’Cause loving you was never about being seen
Bridge
Maybe we’re strangers in another life
Passing each other beneath city lights
Maybe your eyes won’t recognize mine
But if you’re lost in the dark somewhere
You’ll find a piece of me waiting there
Like a signal shining through the night
Outro
So if the whole world forgets who I was
And every trace of us turns to dust
I’ll still be watching from the skyline above
You don’t have to remember me
You don’t have to remember us
As long as you’re safe, that’s enough
I’ll wear the mask forever
If it means you’re still smiling.
Lucent_Ash
