[Verse 1]
How can't you see this is the end?
Let's face the truth, it's obvious
A different morning, the same charade
Tell me, what's left?
[Refrain]
It's an illusion
It's all an illusion
[Verse 2]
Prep the surface, bound my limbs
Place the chair beneath the rail
On the outside, just skin and bones
Show me, what's left?
[Refrain]
It's an illusion
It's all an illusion
[Chorus]
So I'm leaving you tonight
It's not fun here anymore
I'll be joining the parade
Of the ghosts who came before
Before leaving you complete, no surprise
With one kiss, one caress, ooh
[Bridge]
Ooh, the world we shared
Ooh, it was never there, ooh
[Chorus]
I'm leaving you tonight
It's not fun here anymore
I'm joining the parade
Of the ghosts before
Leaving you complete for all time
With one kiss, one caress, ooh
Ceremony was written by Frank Delgado & Stephen Carpenter & Sergio Vega (Bassist) & Abe Cunningham & Chino Moreno.
Ceremony was produced by Deftones & Terry Date.
In a special episode of ‘Rock Show With Daniel P. Carter’ on BBC Radio 1 that aired on September 27, 2020, band member Chino Moreno said the the following about the song:
That was one of the first songs that we wrote. But a lot of the stuff kind of comes from jamming. So “Ceremony” was one of those...