Leon Russell
Leon Russell
Leon Russell
Leon Russell
Leon Russell
Leon Russell
Leon Russell
Leon Russell
Leon Russell
Leon Russell
Leon Russell
Leon Russell
The B-side for Russell’s biggest hit, “Tight Rope” became in 1976 a huge hit for George Benson. The song describes a junction in Russell’s life, describing a tough divorce and the pretense that led to it.
Song and annotations here, with references to the original.
One other well known cover was b...
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Are we really happy with this lonely game we play?
Looking for words to say
Searching but not finding understanding anyway
We're lost in this masquerade
[Bridge]
Both afraid to say we're just too far away
From being close together from the start
We tried to talk it over but the words got in the way
We're lost inside this lonely game we play
[Verse 2]
Thoughts of leaving disappear every time I see your eyes
No matter how hard I try
To understand the reasons why we carry on this way
We're lost in a masquerade
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Outro]
We could just start over but it's oh so hard to do
When you're lost in a masquerade
This Masquerade was written by Leon Russell.
This Masquerade was produced by Denny Cordell & Leon Russell.
Leon Russell released This Masquerade on Mon Jun 26 1972.