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The Masque

by The Id

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1.
The Masque 10:20
Way out East beyond the desert  A place of science so secure A secret source of dark diseases The deadliest of plagues Concealed For which there is no cure The deepest fear spread by the twisted A biological disgrace A simple vial of vilest liquid A virus with potential To wipe out the human race Feed the Masque Feel the Masque Can't heal The Masque Feel the Masque Feed the Masque Can't heal The Masque Fear The Masque Feed the Masque Feel the Masque Can't heal The Masque Feel the Masque Feed the Masque Can't heal The Masque Fear The Masque A darkened flame that draws defilers Falsifiers of their faith With evil thoughts of deep desires Pandora's box reveals a world  consumed with walking wraiths A simple touch will spread the terror A mother's kiss extends the plague We can't ignore the rabid victims A seething horde of humans all Consumed by fearful rage Feed the Masque Feel the Masque Can't heal The Masque Feel the Masque Feed the Masque Can't heal The Masque Fear The Masque Feed the Masque Feel the Masque Can't heal The Masque Feel the Masque Feed the Masque Can't heal The Masque Fear The Masque Instrumental Breeding Chances are receding That we'll all get out of this alive Knowing Just what we are sowing Is our only chance to survive  Do we know what we're releasing? Do we really know the threat? Will we see another summer Or will it bring humanity it's Coldest winter yet? Can we bear to glimpse this future? Do we dare to set it loose? Will anyone survive the demon? The clawing grip won't let us slip This dark pandemic's noose Feed the Masque Feel the Masque Can't heal The Masque Feel the Masque Feed the Masque Can't heal The Masque Fear The Masque
2.
Capture 07:16
The things you do Need no applause You've messed with mine I'll mess with yours You fly false flags  To feed your cause You've scratched my back Now I'll scratch yours You seem immune From deeds you do But we are here To answer you Why should your victims Sleep in silence any more? We'll stop you  Messing with our lives Again! --- We die for your Financial gain But by your greed You will be slain From one small spark There comes a flame You'll wish you'd never Staked your claim You seem immune From deeds you do But we are here To answer you Why should your victims Suffer violence any more? We'll stop you  Messing with our lives Again! (Instrumental) The nightmare banging At your door Will be a fate You can't ignore The scratch will be An open sore You'll beg till  You can beg no more You seem immune From deeds you do But we are here To answer you The fear we spread Will rock you to your very core We'll stop you  Messing with our lives Again!
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Journey 04:53
Insturmental
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Normality 05:13
And as the morning comes The bed is so cold next to me And as the sun breaks through I know now where I'm meant to be ​ Whatever life may bring I'm ready when I am with you Whatever bitter sting  I know that we'll get through ​ And so the daily drag Slips silently back into view My shoulders start to sag  It's ten more hours till I see you ​ The one thing that keeps me alive And keeps all my stresses at bay The thought of seeing you At the end of the day ​ The daily drudgery  Descends like the rain from the sky But nothing comes between  The love of you and I ​ Another meeting comes One hur that's closer to you Another coffee cup My feelings come back into view ​ (Instrumental) ​ And through the afternoon My thoughts slowly wander away That you'll be home at last To help keep my demons at bay ​ And as the evening comes My heart slowly fills up with glee And I will tell you soon  Just what you mean to me ​ And now the night descends My thoughts stray to being with you I set of in my car I know now where my road leads to ​ And when I see your face The feeling will come back to me That warm and lovely place A heart that's soon set free ​ Normality ​ Normality
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Infectious 05:33
And when I see  The love  That you feel for me Your love is infectious As I hold you so close to me Our love is there for all to see Now that you're here I...can feel you near A feeling only we can share    And as we touch  Eye to eye in  a sudden state of bliss I never knew I could feel like this Never knew I could feel…. As our hearts beat and pulse in time When we're alone You melt my heart of stone Its... so good to feel you there And as we touch The honesty becomes too much Hearts and minds Our souls entwined Never knew I could feel…. (Instrumental) You're the life blood that flows inside me My heart is open and   You hold the key Oh , you hold the key And if you ever leave Oh... I could never love again ​ (Instrumental) ​ Now when you see The love that you give to me My love is infectious  And when we see The love that was meant to be Our love is infectious  As I hold you close to me   Now when we feel Our souls' perfect harmony Our love is infectious  Our love is infectious to me Our love is infectious to me Our love is infectious to me
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Contagion 08:57
And as the future now lies beckoning Creation's final curtain call  A dreadful fate a simple reckoning The fear awaits us all And as we wait within our cosiness A sourness permeates the air A dark so deep in its unholiness The Masque remains to meet us there ​ Contagion...Filling up our hearts and minds Watch the ape man on the wall About to take his final fall All the women, All the men Will never see the light again Contagion...The future's bleak for all mankind Up the hill the people went Gone to flee the Masque's torment Now observe as they fall down Watch the Masque destroy their crown  ​ As our race starts turning one by one Into creatures so obscene No longer can we see the boundaries Of where [once] our gods had been And the twilight we're all dreading  Descends upon us, everyone The scales of life and death are tipping The bitter end has now begun ​ Contagion…We thought our future was assured Watch the ape man on the wall About to take his final fall All the women, All the men Will never see the light again Contagion…Now it seems we can't be sure Up the hill the people went Gone to flee the Masque's torment Now observe as they fall down Watch the Masque destroy their crown  Instrumental ​ Contagion…Feel it seeping in your soul Watch the ape man on the wall About to take his final fall All the women, All the men Will never see the light again Contagion…As the bell begins to toll Up the hill the people went Gone to flee the Masque's torment Now observe as they fall down Watch the Masque destroy their crown  Contagion…See us as we all fall down Watch the ape man on the wall About to take his final fall All the women, All the men Will never see the light again Contagion…Watch the Masque destroy our crown   Up the hill the people went Gone to flee the Masque's torment Now observe as they fall down Watch the Masque destroy their crown 
7.
The spiteful, clawing hands of fate They bring me here now it's too late I look upon your peaceful face Now you're gone A million words of love unsaid The future fills me now with dread A thousand fears swirl round my head Now you're gone We used to dream of moments that we were to share  Now gazing down on you it seems so unfair I never ever realised I had the best, the golden prize Your face still holds its pale disguise Now you're gone The stillness of your golden hair A losing no one can repair The spark of life in one so fair  Is now gone We dreamed of love so deep to build our world upon  No longer do I .have the strength  to carry on
8.
Now that you're taken away from me You're no longer here How can I live without your love? Through the coming years [Instrumental] ​ The last words you spoke still live with me Like a child's prayer The winter will come and the cold winds blow I just need you there  ​ You've turned my world upside down Now I've lost you  So man left unsaid For me and you  You've turned my world upside down Now I've lost you  The very heart of me  Is ripped in two   [Instrumental]   Your memories comfort me Though I am so alone ​ I remember the very first minute When I met you  The look in your eyes at that moment Will see me through ​ You've turned my world upside down Now I've lost you  The longing remains inside For me and you  You've turned my world upside down Now I've lost you  The very heart of me  Is ripped in two   [Instrumental] ​ You've turned my world upside down Now I've lost you  So many words left unsaid For me and you  You've turned my world upside down Now I've lost you  The very heart of me  Is ripped in two   You've turned my world upside down Now I've lost you   The longing remains inside For me and you  You've turned my world upside down Now I've lost you  I know somehow I must get through  Though you may be gone   I'll kiss you in my dreams Though you may be gone   I'll kiss you in my dreams
9.
Spread 08:22
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10.
All the sights I've seen Burn and sear an image in my head Of a darkened place A hell on Earth filled by the walking dead Writhing casualties Fight the plague in a hidden war All these sights I've seen  Unleash my demons through an inner door  As the fear awakens Nightmares prosper  Crippling my soul All the images  Filter in To fill the gaping hole Every tragedy Is haunting me  Buried in my mind I search in vain  For sacred solace  That I will not find The phantoms come And rend my being Opening the cage A hellish suffering Head is aching with a fiery rage No going back The ghouls devouring everything inside  Can't do anything I'm really, really in this for the ride  I'm Outta my Head I'm Outta my Head I'm Outta my Head
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Instrumental
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Station X 07:48
Whatever guides the hand of fate Has reached us now it's far too late The Masque devours our planet Circling below And all the men of science Have no answers None can find a cure The dying of the human species Is at hand The future's now obscure ​ And in the corners of my mind  Images with clouded meanings May God have mercy on The creatures left behind Whatever future beckons  We are stranded High above the Earth Unable to prevent the end of The place that gave us birth Paying witness to the final moments Wreaking havoc With our mortal souls The winning of this final battle's  Beyond our reach And out of our control ​ And in the corners of my mind  Images with solid formings The nightmare's taking shape From which we cannot wake ​ And as we orbit out in space The remnants of a frail, failing race The questions raise and beg for answers…  What once was pure becomes unclean So many dreadful sights should stay unseen But they are only adding to  The visions in my head I don't know what our end will be But we're the last with destiny The only humans left behind ​ The city lights dim one by one The very towns where we came from Are fighting a losing battle Consumed by rabid rage We ignored all the hidden warnings A non-conforming Hateful war was waged The reapings of a bitter harvest The end drawing near We left it too late  It's sealed our fate.  ​ And in the corners of my mind  Images of anguished endings I hear the battle raging Isolation  knocks me to the floor The solace of a safe conclusion I know I will not find It's much too la-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ate

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The Masque is a concept album telling the story of the theft and release of a deadly plague that causes zombie-like symptoms.

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released October 31, 2016

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