Welcome To The Masquerade

from The A&V EP by Angels & Vagabonds

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Welcome to the Masquerade

Like a cute kid
on a subway car,
You think you got
The run of the place.
While strangers laugh
and hipsters smile,
I've got a different
Look on my face.
Now you star
At the end of the bar,
With new friends
And soon to be ex lovers.
You exchange your glances
but if they knew,
They’d run and duck for cover.

Cause I've seen this all before (Hey!)
You make your moves
and you play your game
You shoot and you score.
I've paid my ticket,
I took that ride
I know the real you
The one who's behind
This masquerade.

Your laugh it rings
While the jukebox sings,
Some jolly old b-side
by Buddy Holly.
The Crickets chirp
while your hips sway,
The night always
seems to end in folly.
You flicker your eyes
And you say your goodbyes
As your leading tonight's lamb
Home for the slaughter.
You're so Innocent
Your Daddy must be proud that
You're his precious daughter.

I've seen this all before (Hey!)
You make your moves
You play your game
You shoot and you score.
I've paid my ticket,
I took that ride
I know the real you
The one who's behind
This masquerade

You've been gone a minute
Or maybe it's been a week
And I haven't really cared at all
Or even tried to speak,
Cause your black boots
The ones with those spiked heels
That I tongue shined so well,
I can’t get them out my,
And its living hell…

Because I’ve,
Seen this all this before
You make your moves
You play your game
You shoot and you score.
I've paid my ticket,
I took that ride
I know the real you
The one who's behind
This masquerade.

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from The A&V EP, track released January 11, 2014

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