Paint me a picture that's deceiving Something that's not everything that it seems A portrait of decadent grandeur That hides the decay of contemptible dreams A mask to display all the confident pride And tries not to show that there's nothing inside Sing me a song if you can Sell me what soul that you have The curtain still hides what is left of your pride 'Til the wind blows you back home again Put on a show of illusion Spectacular artifice, a clever disguise Fly on the wings of ambition And try not to be everything you despise An ill-gotten piece of the succulent pie Try not to show that your world is a lie And it's all just a show, for the seeds you have sown Will come to fruition one day Drunk on the power that soon will devour you And you'll find nobody cares anyway