Lyrics

The Man in the Mask
Written By: Kristopher Daniel Pinnell
Verse 1
He wore silence to last
His eyes full of the past

There were cracks
In shames armor
That showed a soul
Built to last

He whispered in tremors
Not loud
No act
Just his truth
In the shadows
That time can’t redact


Chorus
The man in the mask
Hiding in his flask 

That cover
To a life
That couldn't last

He returned to now
He found his way back
Somehow
Somehow

Verse 2
I remembered him
Not as a boy
But a lost man
That had no joy

Just doing what any lost soul can
When there is no plan
But a fading whisper of
I will
And I can

Chorus
The man in the mask
Hiding in his flask 

That cover
To a life
That couldn't last

He returned to now
He found his way back
Somehow
Somehow

Verse 3
Off hand
I asked someone
Who might understand
Had he been seen
Was he alright
I didn’t know
I needed sight
Until he walked into the room that night
No warning, just truth and shame
Full of fright
He couldn’t tame

Chorus
The man in the mask
Hiding in his flask 

That cover
To a life
That couldn't last

He returned to now
He found his way back
Somehow
Somehow

Verse 4
I sat there quiet and bright
Nothing to compare
My new vision
A new sight
I saw a man
A reflection
The look of
I can no more fight
I too was a man with a mask
I remember my past
When I lost my sight
The man behind the mask
That cover of self that can't last

Bridge
Hope don’t show
When you’re
Tangled in dope
Cause clean
Don’t mean soft
It just means we just cope
We carry our ghosts
But we don't let 'em rope
Our hearts to the past
That doesn’t last
We ran fast
Because we can
Now out of breath
With No plan

Outro
I asked not from vain
Has anyone seen him
And with a grin

Now he stands tall
I no longer feel that sad din

He’s home
He’s whole full and true

My heart sang back
He made it through

I walked home
I cried
It fell like rain
Not pain
From joy
And some pride
Not for the boy
But the man inside