Behind The Mask

  • Behind The Mask


    All along, I had to talk about it,
    Like a two-edged sword, he touched you
    And it staps me,
    All along, I knew you were a phony girl,
    Sit behind the mask, and you control
    your world.


    I sit around and i watch your face,
    I try to find the truth, but that’s your
    Hiding place,
    You say you love me, but it’s hard to see,
    ‘cause when he’s in your arms,
    You’re throwing rocks at me.


    Who do you love?
    Is it me? Well?
    I don’t know
    Who do you love?
    You know me.


    There is nothing in your eyes,
    That’s the way you cry, girl.
    All is grand, all is bright,
    You’re just studying my mind.


    I walk around, I’m suffering in my doom,
    When i come to you, you’re sitting in
    your room.
    You sit around in the strangest place,
    So take off the mask, so I can see your face.


    Who do you love?
    Is it me, is it him? Well?
    I don’t know
    Who do you love?
    I know you.


    Heaven must be wearing,
    Your smile is scary (you got me scared, girl),
    Insincere, empty tears,
    Where’s your soul?
    Where did it go?


    Heaven must be wearing,
    Your smile is scary,
    Insincere, empty tears,
    Where’s your soul?
    Where did it go?
    I walk around, I’m suffering in my doom,
    When i come to you, you’re sitting in
    your room.
    You sit around in the strangest place,
    So take off the mask, so I can see your face.


    Who do you love?
    Is it me? Well?
    I don’t know
    Who do you love?
    I know you.


    Who do you love?
    Is it me? Well?
    I don’t know
    Who do you love?


    I don’t know
    I don’t wanna talk about it (let’s talk about it)

  • Ausführlichere Lyrics, ohne die Fehler im Booklet + Erklärung der Metapher "Heaven must be wearing":



    BEHIND THE MASK
    (Michael Jackson, Chris Mosdell, Ryuichi Sakamoto)
    2010 "Michael" album version by John McClain



    Michael Jackson (lead vocals and ad-libs)
    live concert footage from Bucharest 1992 of Michael
    Shanice Wilson (featured at the end of the song)
    Alfonzo Jones (background vocals)
    vocoder vocals




    All along I had to talk about it
    Like a two-edged sword, he touched you and it stab
    All along I knew you were a phony girl (Hee-hee)
    You sit behind the mask, and you control your world


    You sit around and I watch your face
    I try to find the truth, but that's your hiding place
    You say you love me, but it's hard to see
    'Cause when he's in your arms, you're throwing rocks at me


    Who do you love? (Hee-he-he-he)
    Is it me? With you? (Hee-he-he-he)
    I don't know
    Who do you love? (Hee-he-he-he)
    I don't want. If he hadn't... (Hee-he-he-he)
    You know me (Hoo!)


    (There is nothing in your eyes) There is nothing in your eyes
    (But that's the way you cry, girl) That's the way you cry, girl (cry, girl)
    (All is grand, all is bright) All is grand, all is bright
    (You're just studying my mind) Eh-eh-eh-he-ay!


    I walk around, I'm suffering in my doom
    When I come to you, you're sitting in your room
    You sit around in the strangest place (Hee-hee-hee)
    So take off the mask, so I can see your face


    Who do you love? (Hee-he-he-he)
    Is it me? With him? (Hee-he-he-he)
    I don't know
    Who do you love, babe? (Hee-he-he-he)
    I don't want cha. If he hadn't... (Hee-he-he-he)
    I know you (Hoo!)


    (Heaven must be wearin') Heaven must be wearin'
    (Your smile is scary) You got me scared, girl
    (Insincere, empty tears) There he is, here then too
    (Where's your soul? Where did it go?) You got me scared, girl


    (Heaven must be wearin') Heaven must be wearin'
    (Your smile is scary) You know one fool, baby
    (Insincere, empty tears) That'll be you, na-na-na!
    (Where's your soul? Where did it go?) Eh-eh-he-ay!


    (Is it me?)
    (Is it you?)
    (Behind this mask I ask)


    Hee-he-he-he
    (Are you ready?)
    Hee-he-he-he
    (Are you there?)
    Hee-he-he-he (Hoo-hooo)
    Hee-he-he-he (Hoo-hooo)
    (Aow!)


    I walk around, I'm suffering in my doom
    When I come to you, you're sitting in your room
    You sit around in the strangest place (Hee-hee-hee)
    So take off the mask, so I can see your face


    Who do you love? (Hee-he-he-he)
    Is it me? With him? (Hee-he-he-he)
    I don't know
    Who do you love, babe? (Hee-he-he-he)
    I don't want cha. If he hadn't... (Hee-he-he-he)
    I know you


    Who do you love? (Hee-he-he-he)
    Is it me? With you? (Hee-he-he-he)
    I don't know
    Who do you love? (Hee-he-he-he) (Is it me? Is it you?)
    I don't want. If he hadn't… (Hee-he-he-he) (Behind this mask I ask)
    I dunno


    I don't wanna talk about it (Let's talk about it) (Is it me?)
    (Hee-he-he-he) I don't wanna talk about it (Is it you?)
    (Let's talk about it)
    (Hee-he-he-he) I don't wanna talk about it (Who wears another face?)
    (Let's talk about it)
    I don't wanna talk about


    Hee-he-he-he (I love you, ye-yeah) (Is it me? Is it you?)
    Hee-he-he-he (I want)
    Hee-he-he-he (I love you, ba-aee-aeh-aeaah-by) (Behind this mask I ask)
    (Your love)


    Hee-he-he-he (I want) (I ask)
    Hee-he-he-he (Ye-yeah, ye-yeah, ye-yeah, ye-yeah, ye-yeaaaaah)
    (Your love) (I ask)
    Hee-he-he-he






    Explanation of the line "Heaven must be wearing" in BEHIND THE MASK
    by Korgnex



    "Heaven must be wearing" is a fantastic and intended wordplay that combines "(to) wear a mask" with "wearing" (=exhausting!) and alludes to the title of the song, BEHIND THE MASK.


    The expression by the singing persona (the lyrical persona) correlates to the woman behind the mask who is addressed by this.
    "Heaven" means the wealthiness and fame that surrounds that woman. She's living in her world of glitz where everything is appealing but it's still just an illusory world nonetheless. She only pretends to be someone but the singing persona (the lyrical persona) wants to know who she really is, what person she is behind the mask.


    The singing persona (the lyrical persona) wants to say this:
    It has to be pretty exhausting (="wearing") to always live like in heaven - to always have everything, to always get everything when everything is perfect and you yourself also have to pretend to be perfect by wearing a mask to fit in this sweetest place (="Heaven") and to preserve the pretense.
    That's the price you have to pay for it so to say.


    By wearing a mask you feign something to others, you present them a certain image, you play a roll, you do what others are expecting from you (because it's suitable to your role).
    This pretense, the mask, the constant "to act as if", the fulfilling of expectations that others are demanding from you, doesn't allow you to be recognized as the real person that is behind the mask.


    And because the singing persona (the lyrical persona) wants to identify her, he's asking her to drop all pretense because after all it must be stressful to always wear that mask to simulate perfection.
    --> "Heaven must be wearing"




    Michael Jackson said of himself during the Grammy Awards in 1993:

    Zitat

    It feels good to be thought of as a person, not as a personality.

    So it's even auto-biographical to a certain extent.






    Korgnex :top

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