Behind the Mask
A song for Rafael and Thalla De Medici
By Lester and Kasimir Svettirsson
[F#m] There was a time when [D] I was just a [A] man of Si- [B5] -cilijar [C#5]
[F#m] Spent my time on [D] mysteries and [A] lore [B5] [C#5]
[F#m] Lent my servi- [D] -ces to my com- [A] -panions in distant [B5] Norsca [C#5]
Then [F#m] Tatterdemali- [D] -on called me be- [A] -fore him [B5] [C#5]
I lost myself in a dark sea of different faces
The cunning of an Ancestor took hold
Different masks for different times and places
L'Arlequin was painted on my soul
CHORUS:
[D] I want to show you the [A] truth behind the ill- [Bm] -usion [G]
[D] Find pleasure in a [A] world of such con- [G] -fusion [D]
[D] Anything you [A] need to know, just [Bm] ask [G]
I [D] want to show you the [A] man behind the [G] mask [D]
And then I met with an old friend, V'Ar the Beastkin
He told me of a beautiful Elven maid
She was seeking to meet the man called L'Arlequin
Loyal to my master, I obeyed
CHORUS
Her name was Thalla and her beauty left me breathless
Her piercing eyes looked through my soul
Her voice held devastating power and emotion
And I was utterly enthralled
CHORUS
So she removed my mask to see the man behind it
And my true face was then revealed
The love I felt, the Avatar could never hide it
And through that love I became freed
CHORUS
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