[Verse 1]
The man behind the masquerade leaves what he used to be
Memories of the life he made are a fractured history
Pieces of the days gone by, left in the fog of time
Fallen masks, abandoned lives, are crushed and left behind
[Chorus]
Shadows and shades form cavalcades and all that remains
Is a string of an empty lifetimes and a dozen empty graves
[Verse 2]
Tomorrow, he's a jester, yesterday, he was a king
Tomorrow, his hands are empty, yesterday, held everything
A cowboy, a poet or a man who sings a song?
You look at him, know nothing, oh, but he knows everyone
A low-rider or highwayman who's gone before the dawn
He sold his soul for a new life, now he must be moving on
A hero, a villian, or a man just passing through?
You look at him, know nothing, but oh, he sees right through you
[Chorus]
Makes enemies of who he used to be at the dawn of a new day
He leaves a string of empty lifetimes and a dozen empty graves
[Verse 3]
A lover left in limbo doesn't know if he'll return
Broken dreams in ruins of a mask that's being burned
He leaves no trace aside from that imprinted on her brain
And he's headed down the highway to start it all again
[Chorus]
Behind him is just darkness, and ahead is a new day
He leaves a string of empty lifetimes and a dozen empty graves
[Outro]
Shadows and shades form cavalcades and all that remains
Is a string of an empty lifetimes and a dozen empty graves