Behind the Mask
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA * Track #5 On ソリッド・ステイト・サヴァイヴァー (Solid State Survivor)
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Behind the Mask by YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
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YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRAProduced by
細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono)Writed by
坂本龍一 (Ryuichi Sakamoto) & Chris MosdellAbout
“Behind the Mask” uses a simple rock chord progression, characterized by riffs and an R&B bassline. Sakamoto had already written the song beforehand as a Seiko CM song. For the album, he asked Chris Mosdell to come up with lyrics for the song.
Chris Mosdell based his lyrics on the imagery of a...
Behind the Mask Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Now the mask you're wearing
Is stoney and staring
Lines and tears, age and fears
Growing old, passions cold
Now the mask you're wearing
Is stoney and staring
Lines and tears, age and fears
Growing old, passions cold
[Verse 2]
There is nothing in your eyes
That marks where you cried
All is blank, all is blind
Dead inside, the inner mind
There is nothing in your eyes
That marks where you cried
All is blank, all is blind
Dead inside, the inner mind
[Outro]
Is it me, is it you
Behind this mask, I ask
Is it me, is it you
Who wears another face
Is it me, is it you
Behind this mask, I ask
I ask
I ask
Behind the Mask Q&A
Who wrote Behind the Mask's ?
Behind the Mask was written by 坂本龍一 (Ryuichi Sakamoto) & Chris Mosdell.
Who produced Behind the Mask's ?
Behind the Mask was produced by 細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono).
When did YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA release Behind the Mask?
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA released Behind the Mask on Tue Sep 25 1979.