Pretend you're happy and you'll be that way At least that's what I've heard some people say The world's a stage and we're all part of the play But when I played my card I gambled with my heart And when I lost and found that we would have to part I fell apart like clay And I'm afraid The masquerade Has ended You played the part of the Lady Fair To let you go was more than I could bear I wore the mask of the man who didn't care And though I acted well Still any fool could tell That I was so in love with you and when I fell You dropped the curtain there And I'm afraid The masquerade Has ended And though I acted well Still any fool could tell That I was so in love with you and when I fell You dropped the curtain there And I'm afraid The masquerade Has ended And I'm afraid The masquerade Has ended Well, I'm afraid