Masquerade - Behind the Mask

This life is a colorful masquerade,
Hidden behind lies, the truth is doomed to fade.
Bodies covered in elegant dresses,
It covers their language, what no one expresses.

Diamond used to over-shine what is true,
To hide the fact that those behind the masks are just me and you.
Powder used to make the skin less shiny, make it white as ice,
And lipstick put on so delicately, not once, but twice.

Teeth bleached to make a stunning, fake smile,
To fake the happiness for a little while.
In the ballroom that is life, created with such beautiful decor,
The truth is hidden, lies grow more and more and more.

But behind the mask, there is so much to see,
The real beauty of this world, the beauty of you and me.
The passion, the lust, the love and the faults that make us alive,
But again we hide behind the mask, thinking it's the only way to survive.