F                                                    Dm
Breathing irregular, the walls in the corridors are closing
                                         C
Who knew that a hallway could be so foreboding
                                     Am
I take a step and let these disastrous visualizations
                               F
Take their time to manifest unease
                                            Dm
A sudden door creak, our shifting eyes meet
                                     C
We seem to all be on corresponding beats
I think I understand these specific calculations
Am
Beckoning for something here to shift the standard of our greeting

[Pre-Chorus]
F
Such simple elegance seems
Dm
So perfect in this framing
C
But yet the heart is weak

As it could ever be
Am
We wish one simple thing

[Chorus]
                             F
We're hoping no one sees the masquerade
                                Dm
The slight of hand, the simply skilled charade
                          C
Suited to give impression that this is not a ruse
There's nothing to deduce
Am
Please do not be confused
                            F
You're at a ball but not a masquerade
                         Dm
Dresses and centerpieces on display
                            C
Windows and pillars give an aesthetic role to fill
Yet here the room is still
Am
This crowd has lost the will
                          F
To spend a day inside the masquerade
                                 Dm
They're sick of acting like it's not a play
                           C
So sick of taking part of all the games
So if they're meant to rot
Am
Behind this mask they're not
                                   F Dm  C  Am
They're breaking free and singing

[Transition]
                            F
They're breaking free and singing
       Dm                  C       Am
Na na na, na na na, na na na
                      F
Na na na na na na na na
      Dm                  C
Na na na, na na na, na na na