Male Vocal · 2:57
Darkside Masquerade — Male Vocal — Organ-And-Twin-Guitar Roots Rock
Organ-And-Twin-Guitar Roots Rock


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Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.
Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals
A downtown Saturday night reveals a world of performance, secrecy and precarious survival. The narrator moves between arcade lights, legal trouble, street music and work at a dive, repeatedly torn between leaving and staying. The masquerade names both the nightlife's attraction and the hidden costs of trying to live inside it.
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3 recordings. Different voices and arrangements bring another side of the song into the light.
Male Vocal · 2:57
Organ-And-Twin-Guitar Roots Rock
Female Vocal · 2:47
Harmony-Rich Acoustic Folk-Rock
Female Vocal · 2:55
Cinematic Trip-Hop Reinterpretation
Lyrics
Words by Douglas Heyes Jr
DARKSIDE MASQUERADE Darkside Masquerade The Other Side of Town and I just got paid Another Saturday Night, gonna make the grade Up into the lights at the Penny Arcade Darkside Masquerade You can hear ‘em holler when they're drownin’ underwater It's a flipside Hit Parade Hot under the collar, you can bet your bottom dollar She’s 17 with a fake ID You're gonna do some time in the penitentiary Man, your only crime is being 23 And you ain't gettin’ out till you're older than me You had to go out there and take a chance Baby, are you lookin’ for a true romance? Set me on fire at the Summertime Dance I could be a liar just to get into your pants Darkside Masquerade Livin’ in the shadows is the price I paid Nobody knows anything about my way So, you better hitch a ride on the Long Highway Man, I gotta go, but I really want to stay I really don't know what is standin’ in my way It's just another Show to try to make it through the Day In this Darkside Masquerade People of the Night in the cool street light Bustin’ out a Rhyme just to be all right Puttin’ up a fight just to stay alive Workin’ for a livin’ at a Downtown Dive Kids are on the Corner in a Street Rap mode Girls are warmin’ up for the Midnight Show Be sure to let me know if there's another way to go I might say goodbye, but I'm sayin’ Hello OUTRO: Darkside Masquerade Baby, gotta go, but I really wanna stay…. *********
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