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Masks (John Peel Session / 1976)
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Rock
Masks (John Peel Session / 1976) was released on February 1, 2015 by UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) as a part of the album After the Flood - Van Der Graaf Generator At the BBC 1968-1977
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Release DateFebruary 1, 2015
LabelUMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM61

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Van Der Graaf Generator
Van Der Graaf Generator
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Hammill
Peter Hammill
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Van Der Graaf Generator
Van Der Graaf Generator
Producer
Pat Moran
Pat Moran
Engineer

Lyrics

He's a man of the past and one of the present
A man who hides behind a mask behind a mask;
A clown, a fool, believing it cool to be down
Or that the game is all about who laughs the last
So he tells all his problems to his friends and relations
Exposes his neuroses to their view
They accept as fact every m-m-m-masochistic m-m-mumble of his act –
But how could they know what was false and what was true?
Sometimes when he wakes
He feels he's walked into a dream
But all it takes
To remind him things are what they seem
Is the belief that the man behind the mask can really dance
Pirouetting smile
He feels himself cavorting
Pierrot for a while
Before aborting
To find relief in the shelter of the dark, most telling mask
After all the pantomimes are ended
He peels all the make-up off his face
To reveal, beneath, the tears running all down his cheeks:
And now alone, he opens to the world… But it's much too late
He's been left, in the end, without a face
Written by: Peter Hammill
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