Masquerade of Shadows

(Intro: Crushing electric guitar solo ripping through the silence, fast-paced double bass drums pounding like a heartbeat in a nightmare. The bass joins with a heavy, grinding rhythm. After 16 bars, the drums drop to a heavy, stomping beat.)

(Verse 1)

The lights are dim, the velvet walls are weeping,

We wear the masks that hide the truth we’re keeping.

A thousand faces, all distorted, broken,