my only friend was solitude and only darkness seemed to care so i forged this dreadful mask that i am cursed to wear now everyday it s staring at me hanging from the wall without me you are useless without me you will fall now i m scared and i m afraid of the roles that i have played of vows i broke and vows i made it s time to end this masquerade without me no one loves you without me you re alone i cannot live without you i can t be on my own when i wear you day by day i am a king come what may but i know that some day i will know the price to pay i see it clearly now the end it s time to say goodbye my friend i have to live as who i d be without a mask protecting me