Swing Out Sister - Masquerade lyrics

A thousand words can hide Behind averted eyes Emotionless In a web of lies Forbidden thoughts you keep Awake you when you sleep The truth is blind To your cold deceit Turning your face away from a truth you'll never find Behind this masquerade Turning your back says much more than words could ever hide Behind this masquerade You've gone too far To stop hiding behind this masquerade A force of evil reigns As silence stakes its claim Invisible As a grieved heart prays When innocence is lost Your conscience pays the cost No sacrifice Will bring back the past Playing for time you'll find tomorrow never comes Behind this masquerade Living a lie you'll soon find what you've been running from Behind this masquerade You've gone too far To stop hiding behind this masquerade You've gone too far To stop living behind this masquerade Baba dub ba dub baba dub ba etc...