Abandoned Masquerade Lyrics - Girl In The Other Room - Diana Krall

The glitter on a paint and plaster face 

Is covering desire and disgrace 

We could be lovers 

But no one suspects at all 

Once you're inside that costume ball 

And now I'm sitting here before the mirror 

I have the skill still to disguise my tears 

Then as the magic starts to fade 

I find myself abandoning the masquerade 

Even though you're suffering 

You try to hide it 

And pretend you're so nonchalant 

You can cry a pool of tears 

And sit beside it 

Then perhaps you'll know what you want 

I hope you never feel this much despair 

Or know the meaning of that empty chair 

As the illusions that we made all fall away 

In this abandoned masquerade