Author's comment: This song is about hiding your feelings from the outside world and not trusting anybody enough to let them into your life. The term 'mask' refers to the act that is put on to hide these emotions.
A tortured soul, they did not care <br>Nowhere to run no one to turn to <br>I learned to live, survive in this life <br>Without relying on the outside <br> <br>Hidden scars have ruled my life <br>Became an outcast from the world <br>I did not dare reveal my face <br>And let the myth become reality <br> <br><Chorus> <br>This is the man, the man behind the mask <br>This is the man, the man behind the mask <br>This is the man, the man behind the mask <br>This is the man...behind the mask <br> <br>Come out at dark, walk the streets of the city <br>I bet you'd never notice me <br>Protected by the shadows in the black of the night <br>I make sure that you can't get to me <br> <br>If I let you near I could never rest <br>In fear of a knife through my back <br>I just shut them out, and let them believe <br>That I'm just fine, I sit here unaffected <br> <br><Chorus> <br>This is the man, the man behind the mask <br>This is the man, the man behind the mask <br>This is the man, the man behind the mask <br>This is the man...behind the mask <br> <br>People want to know what went wrong <br>A life full of promise thrown away <br>But they can't understand, the pain I feel inside <br>Eats me up, breaks me down, makes me bleed <br> <br>So I hide behind my mask, and they'll never know <br>Just how much I'm suffering inside <br>This pain is a weakness, I cannot submit <br>Or I'll get dragged down to my grave <br> <br><Chorus> <br>This is the man, the man behind the mask <br>This is the man, the man behind the mask <br>This is the man, the man behind the mask <br>This is the man...behind the - <br> <br>This is the man, the man behind the mask <br>This is the man, the man behind the mask <br>(repeat to fade)