19. The Mask - (Mojo Perry, James Hall, John Hvezda) Performed by: Mojo Perry - vocals / John Hvezda - guitar / James Hall - guitar
lyrics
There was a boy, whose face was deformed
He lived in the poor, poor part of town
All over town the people he’d see
They treated him cruelly, treated him mean
They kicked him and beat him and forced him to hide
‘Til he just wanted to lay down, lay down and die
There was a blacksmith who was livin’ nearby
He took pity on him and he started to cry,
He cried for the people and he cried for that town
And he cried for that poor boy lyin’ on the ground
He thought of this boy, and the life that he had
So he went to his workshop and he made him a mask
And he made him this mask, of the finest steel
And handsomest face he’s ever seen…
And he put on that mask, what did he find?
All the town’s people, treated him kind
Treated him with love, he’d never known
They treated him with kindness, and he started to grow
Came one day, as the years rolled on,
He went to the blacksmith in that poor part of town
He went in to thank him, for settin’ him free
The blacksmith responded, “You’da done it for me.”
He turned to that boy, his boyhood now passed
He laid his hands on him, and he took off that mask
He saw his face, had healed underneath
From all of that kindness, and he couldn’t believe
The face he was seeing, of this beautiful man
Had healed in the mask, he made with his hands
He said, “I made you this mask when you were a boy,
‘Cos you are my son, now” and he cried real tears of joy
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