Act 1

In which a mask is applied not only shielding the ugliness
The loneliness weaving wonders
Left me alone as daydawn came
The birdcry's timbre seemed like thunder
To spit on me it was the lark
And on these daybreaks of my life
Kept closed my eyes for seconds more
When dreams freeflow the bending mind
Of all the grief and fear be gone

And on these daybreaks of your life
Just close your eyes and live within
Oh let them flow and bend your mind
Try to believe the fear is gone
Start piercing me you wicked ghosts!
Your voices sneak from red-rubbed lips!
Those tangling whispers - want to soothe me
But start what I've never dared to speak of
As slowly as I dropped the cape
The slumber sweet as velvet fell
I saw the smiling face of a day
That blew away my ease at once
Not love not happiness I dreamed of
No hope for this so rotten live?

How can I tame? How can I hide
This twisted me I cannot fight?
Not love not happieness you dreamed of
Lose hope for your so rotten live
You cannot tame, just try to hide
It's you - it's me - you try to hide!
Start piercing me you wicked ghosts!
Your voices sneak from red-rubbed lips!
Those tangling whispers - want to sooth me
But start what I've never dared to speak of
Goodbye to Eric I heard my screams
And hoped that echos would reload in me
And strengthen me for this inhumanizing task
I got up and applied a mask of velvet black
Square as the one it hosts
Goodbye to eric the human-faced

Shall he be known through the mask he wears
Shall fear be forever repelled by the ways
We'll walk; and we'll melt into the face
Of all bodies and ever for all I'll become
Be gone now eric - be gone - be gone