                
[Intro][Wailing Saxophone][Resonant Bass]
[Verse 1][Observational][Somber Tone]
Another face in the crowd, a carefully constructed smile
Playing a part, a practiced vow, for a little while
The script is written, the lines are worn, rehearsed a thousand times
But the truth, it waits to be born, behind these pantomimes

[Chorus][Melancholy]
Oh, the masks they wear, thin as ice, so easy to crack
A fragile peace, a grand device, no turning back
The sincerity frayed, a tattered lace, a hollow sound
Lost in the game, in this empty space, on shaky ground

[Verse 2][Observational][Building Intensity]
He says he's fine, she says she's well, the words don't touch the soul
A silent story they try to quell, losing all control
Each glance a lie, each touch a feint, a calculated art
Painting over the faint, breaking every heart

[Chorus][Melancholy][More Intense Bass]
Oh, the masks they wear, thin as ice, so easy to crack
A fragile peace, a grand device, no turning back
The sincerity frayed, a tattered lace, a hollow sound
Lost in the game, in this empty space, on shaky ground

[Bridge][Wailing Saxophone Solo][Haunting]
The facade crumbles, piece by piece
A silent scream, finding no release
The weight of pretense, a heavy load
On this endless, winding road

[Chorus][Melancholy][Full Orchestration]
Oh, the masks they wear, thin as ice, so easy to crack
A fragile peace, a grand device, no turning back
The sincerity frayed, a tattered lace, a hollow sound
Lost in the game, in this empty space, on shaky ground

[Outro][Resonant Bass Fades][Saxophone Echoes]
Tattered... Tattered...
The facade...
Lost...