In this masquerade

Текст песни оригинал:

[Verse 1]
I stand here in stone and gray
While ages slip away
Through centuries of rain and decay
I watch them pass their days
In crowds below, they rush and sway
Never meeting my cold gaze

[Pre-chorus 1]
Time means nothing when you're carved in stone
Watching patterns come and go

[Chorus]
Cold eyes watch your hollow parade
Empty vessels in this masquerade
(In this masquerade)

[Post-chorus]
[Heavy mechanical riffs with distorted vocal effects]

[Verse 2]
The temple steps worn thin
By countless souls who've been
Just faces in the crowd again
They build their towers high
Against the darkened sky
But time will make them fall like rain

[Pre-chorus 2]
Generations rise and fade to dust
While I remain, I must

[Chorus]
Cold eyes watch your hollow parade
Empty vessels in this masquerade
(In this masquerade)

[Post-chorus]
[Heavy mechanical riffs with distorted vocal effects]

[Bridge]
[Industrial breakdown with pounding machinery rhythms]
Centuries of watching
Still nothing changes
Still nothing changes
Still nothing...

[Verse 3]
Their monuments will break
Their empires will shake
Like all the ones before today
I'll stay here in my place
With my unchanging face
While everything just fades away

[Chorus]
Cold eyes watch your hollow parade
Empty vessels in this masquerade
(In this masquerade)
(In this masquerade)

[Post-chorus]
[Final mechanical crescendo with distorted echoes]