Masquerade
Jonathan Thulin Lyrics


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We are wearing a mask in the truth parade
We are waving our flags upholding this charade
We are hiding while You're watching and it's killing me
Hoping our light doesn't fade in this Masquerade

Eloquent and relevant we're showing through our smiles
Money trees and prophecies the list can go for miles
My oh my, my oh my, my oh my
Have we genuinely lost our minds this time?

We are wearing a mask in the truth parade
We are waving our flags upholding this charade
We are hiding while You're watching and it's killing me
Hoping our light doesn't fade in this Masquerade

Standing still like mannequins expecting them to follow
Freedom peddlers, Spirit sellers, speaking lies like fortune tellers
My oh my, my oh my, my oh my
Have we genuinely lost our minds this time?

We are wearing a mask in the truth parade
We are waving our flags upholding this charade
We are hiding while You're watching and it's killing me
Hoping our light doesn't fade in this Masquerade





Are we hurting more than we are saving?
Will these masks ever come off?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Jonathan Thulin's song "Masquerade" paint a picture of a society that is living a lie. The song emphasizes how many people are wearing masks and hiding who they truly are while pretending to support the truth parade. The chorus is straightforward, stating that individuals are hiding while being watched and that it is killing the singer. They hope that their light doesn't fade in this masquerade.


The lyrics describe how those in the truth parade are showing off what they believe is relevant and eloquent through their smiles, but they may have genuinely lost their minds. They hold up a charade by waving their flags and performing the mannequin-like movements rather than being themselves. The second verse of the song seems to imply that the masks people wear cause more harm than good, and freedom peddlers and spirit sellers are in on the act. They are speaking lies, while fortune-tellers are misleading people. The other repeated pre-chorus and chorus speak to an individual's fears about the future, questioning whether they can save more people than they're hurting and struggling with whether the masks they wear will ever come off.


Line by Line Meaning

We are wearing a mask in the truth parade
We pretend to be truthful, but we're actually hiding behind masks


We are waving our flags upholding this charade
We promote and maintain the illusion that everything is fine


We are hiding while You're watching and it's killing me
We're deceiving others and that's making me feel guilty


Hoping our light doesn't fade in this Masquerade
We're hoping we don't lose our true selves in the act


Eloquent and relevant we're showing through our smiles
We're good at faking being happy and engaged


Money trees and prophecies the list can go for miles
We're surrounded by materialism and false promises


Have we genuinely lost our minds this time?
We're questioning whether we've gone too far in this charade


Standing still like mannequins expecting them to follow
We're immovable, even though we want others to follow us


Freedom peddlers, Spirit sellers, speaking lies like fortune tellers
We're surrounded by people selling false promises and lies


Are we hurting more than we are saving?
We're wondering if our actions are doing more harm than good


Will these masks ever come off?
We're uncertain if we'll ever reveal our true selves




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