Masquerade - Lyrics - Edward Bear

Edward Bear was a Toronto-based Canadian pop-rock group, formed originally in 1966 by Larry Evoy and Craig Hemming. The band signed with Capitol Records in 1969 with a lineup of Evoy, Danny Marks and Paul Weldon. Marks left the band the following year and was succeeded by Roger Ellis. The band had several chart successes in the early 1970s before disbanding in 1974. Their name is derived from A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh, whose "proper" name is Edward Bear. Their top selling singles include "You, Me and Mexico", "Last Song", and "Close Your Eyes", all three of which were Top 5 hits in Canada and charted well in the United States.

Paint your face and run around. Dance in silky satin gowns. Turn my full length mirror down Oh you think you're safe and sound. But you know what I found. Base this lifetime on a lie, Which you then proceed to hide. Comes a time I can't decide But don't you open up your eyes, To think it's time that you tried to see... Your masquerade, And that's an awful game to play. It's just a masquerade, Making you the queen of diamonds honey, On the ace, of spades Paint your face and run around. Dance in silky satin gowns. Turn my full length mirror down Oh you think you're safe and sound. I thought you'd know I'd found... It's just a masquerade, And that's an awful game to play. It's just a masquerade, Making you the queen of diamonds honey, On the ace, of spades It's just a masquerade. It's just a masquerade. It's just a masquerade. It's just a masquerade.