Final Masquerade – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: The Hunting Party

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Linkin Park's introspective world with 'Final Masquerade,' a song that masterfully blends rock and raw emotion. Explore the nuances of relationships and hidden truths, and discover how the band stepped out of their comfort zone to create this powerful anthem.

[English]

Tearing me apart with

Words you wouldn't say

And Suddenly tomorrow's

A moment washed away

'Cause I don't have a reason

And you don't have the time

But we both keep on waiting

For something we won't find

The light on the horizon

Was brighter yesterday

With shadows floating over

The scars began to fade

We said it was forever

But then it slipped away

Standing at the end of

The final masquerade

The final masquerade

...

All I ever wanted

The secrets that you keep

All you ever wanted

The truth I couldn't speak

'Cause I can't see forgiveness

And you can't see the crime

If we both keep on waiting

For what we left behind

The light on the horizon

Was brighter yesterday

With shadows floating over

The scars began to fade

We said it was forever

But then it slipped away

Standing at the end of

The final masquerade

The final masquerade

The final masquerade

Standing at the end of

The final masquerade

...

The light on the horizon

Was brighter yesterday

With shadows floating over

The scars begin to fade

We said it was forever

But then it slipped away

Standing at the end of

The final masquerade

...

Standing at the end of

The final masquerade

...

Standing at the end of

The final masquerade

The final masquerade

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tear /tɛr/ B2	verb - to pull apart or damage by force
reason /ˈriːzən/ B1	noun - a cause or explanation for an action or event
horizon /həˈraɪzən/ B2	noun - the line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ A2	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
scar /skɑːr/ B1	noun - a mark left on the skin after a wound has healed
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to gradually grow faint and disappear
forever /fərˈɛvər/ B2	adverb - for all future time; for always
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being in accordance with fact or reality
slip /slɪp/ B2	verb - to slide unintentionally
masquerade /ˌmæskəˈreɪd/ C1	noun - a false show or pretense
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ B1	verb - the action of staying in one place until an expected event happens

Key Grammar Structures

• Words you wouldn't say

  ➔ Modal Verb: Would for Past Refusal

  ➔ "wouldn't" shows refusal to speak certain words in the past. Commonly used for habitual past refusal.

• A moment washed away

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective

  ➔ "washed away" (past participle) describes "moment" like an adjective. Indicates passive action.

• we won't find

  ➔ Future Simple for Certain Prediction

  ➔ "won't find" shows negative certainty about future outcomes. Expresses inevitability.

• The scars began to fade

  ➔ Infinitive after Verb

  ➔ "began to fade" follows grammar pattern: verb (begin) + infinitive (to fade). Shows action start.

• it slipped away

  ➔ Phrasal Verb (Intransitive)

  ➔ "slipped away" means disappeared gradually. Particle "away" changes meaning of "slipped".

• The truth I couldn't speak

  ➔ Elliptical Relative Clause

  ➔ Full clause: "the truth that I couldn't speak". Relative pronoun "that" omitted before "I couldn't".

• The scars begin to fade

  ➔ Simple Present for Universal Truths

  ➔ "begin to fade" shifts to present tense to state poetic/universal truth, though context is past.

• We said it was forever

  ➔ Reported Speech

  ➔ Original direct speech: "It is forever". Tense shifts to past in reported speech.