Masquerade Маскарад

 [bad word]  
Masquerade! 
Paper faces on parade . . . 
Masquerade! 
Hide your face, 
So the world will 
Never find you! 

Masquerade! 
Every face a different shade... 
Masquerade! 
Look around - 
There's another 
Mask behind you! 

Flash of mauve... 
Splash of puce... 
Fool and king... 
Ghoul and goose... 
Green and black... 
Queen and priest... 
Trace of rouge... 
Face of beast... 

Faces... 
Take your turn, take a ride 
On the merry-go-round... 
In an inhuman race... 

Eye of gold... 
Thigh of blue... 
 [bad word] is false... 
Who is who...? 
Curl of lip... 
Swirl of gown... 
Ace of hearts... 
Face of clown... 

Faces... 
Drink it in, drink it up, 
Till you've drowned 
In the light... 
In the sound... 

RAOUL/CHRISTINE: 
But who can name the face...? 

ALL: 
Masquerade! 
Grinning yellows, 
Spinning reds... 
Masquerade! 
Take your fill - 
Let the spectacle 
Astound you! 

Masquerade! 
Burning glances, 
Turning heads... 
Masquerade! 
Stop and stare 
At the sea of smiles 
Around you! 

Masquerade! 
Seething shadows, 
Breathing lies... 
Masquerade! 
You can fool 
Any friend who 
Ever knew you! 

Masquerade! 
Leering satyrs, 
Peering eyes... 
Masquerade!  [bad word] and hide - 
But a face will 
Still pursue you!

GIRY: 
What a night! 

MEG: 
What a crowd! 

ANDRE: 
Makes you glad! 

FIRMIN: 
Makes you proud! 
All the creme 
De la creme! 

CARLOTTA: 
Watching us 
Watching them! 

MEG/GlRY: 
And all our fears 
Are in the past! 

ANDRE: 
Six months... 

PIANGI: 
Of relief! 

CARLOTTA: 
Of delight! 

ANDRE/FIRMIN: 
Of Elysian peace! 

MEG/GIRY: 
And we can 
Breathe at last! 

CARLOTTA: 
No more notes! 

PIANGI: 
No more ghost! 

GIRY: 
Here's a health! 

ANDRE: 
Here's a toast: 
To a prosperous year! 

FIRMIN: 
To the new chandelier! 

PIANGI/CARLOTTA: 
And may its 
Splendour never fade! 

FIRMIN: 
Six months! 

GIRY: 
What a joy! 

MEG: 
What a change! 

FIRMIN/ANDRE: 
What a blessed release!