"This Masquerade" lyrics
(originally by Leon Russell)
Are we really happy here
With this lonely game we play?
Looking for words to say
Searching but not finding
Understanding anyway
We're lost in a masquerade
We're both afraid to say we're just too far away
Ooh, from being close together from the start, oh
We tried to talk it over but the words got in the way
We're lost inside this lonely game we play
Thoughts of leaving
Ooh, they disappear every time I see your face
And it doesn't matter how hard I try, I try
To understand the reasons
Why is it that we have to carry on this way?
We're lost in a masquerade
We're lost in a masquerade
We're both afraid to say we're just too far away
From being close together from the start
We tried to talk it over but the words got in the way
We're lost inside this lonely game we play
Oh, thoughts of leaving disappear
Every time I see your face
And it don't matter how hard I try
And I really try
To understand the reasons
Why is it that we carry on this way?
We're lost in a masquerade
Understanding is gone
Trust is forlorn
With this lonely game we play?
Looking for words to say
Searching but not finding
Understanding anyway
We're lost in a masquerade
We're both afraid to say we're just too far away
Ooh, from being close together from the start, oh
We tried to talk it over but the words got in the way
We're lost inside this lonely game we play
Thoughts of leaving
Ooh, they disappear every time I see your face
And it doesn't matter how hard I try, I try
To understand the reasons
Why is it that we have to carry on this way?
We're lost in a masquerade
We're lost in a masquerade
We're both afraid to say we're just too far away
From being close together from the start
We tried to talk it over but the words got in the way
We're lost inside this lonely game we play
Oh, thoughts of leaving disappear
Every time I see your face
And it don't matter how hard I try
And I really try
To understand the reasons
Why is it that we carry on this way?
We're lost in a masquerade
Understanding is gone
Trust is forlorn
Writer(s): Leon Russell
