(feat. Tobias Sammet)

Time has come for you to reconcile
Who's the man behind that twisted smile?
I'll be the warden of your dreams
The marionettes and figurines
Take me down those dusty rows
Of all of the costumes you've sown

I'll let you lead in this nocturnal minuet
Put all your pain aside
And let your senses come alive

Shadows ignite
When the night screams loud
Vanish in the blur
Of a faceless crowd
One grand charade
Shadows ignite
Cue the midnight play
Let it carry you away
For one last masquerade

Step into my humble domicile
Where poison ivy grows forever wild
Come wake me from this reverie
So I can see the real me
For my ornate realities
Are falling apart at the seams

I'll take the lead in this nocturnal minuet
And dance all my pain away
Prepared to join the ghost parade

Shadows ignite
When the night screams loud
Vanish in the blur
Of a faceless crowd
One grand charade
Shadows ignite
Cue the midnight play
Let it carry you away
For one last masquerade

Can you hear them calling you
I can hear them
Do you feel it
Do you feel alive

Shadows ignite
When the night screams loud
Vanish in the blur
Of a faceless crowd
One grand charade
Shadows ignite
Cue the midnight play
Let it carry you away
For one last masquerade