Masks

Описание: Exercising my creative freedoms.
Lyrics: Tasha 2V, Album: Singles
Vocals: Tasha 2V, Music: DJ Isabis

It’s Tuesday, but it starts like any other day,
Coffee on the counter, same old weight in the way.
I zip up the quiet, lace the week on tight,
Then something in my chest giggles, “Girl… not tonight.”

I slip off the worry, let the smallness fall away,
Shake it like confetti in a backyard play.
One layer, then another, till the colors start to bask,
Funny how I feel naked when I’m putting on a mask.


Purple poppin’ on the pavement, justice jumpin’ in the beat,
Trip-trip-trip in my hips, Mardi magic in my feet.
Green swingin’ from the beads, faith flashin’ in the light,
Quad-quad-quad in my grin, everything feels right.

Gold glow, power flow, crown spinnin’ in the air,
Everybody laughin’ like the world’s got flair.
Bounce-bounce-bounce with the rhythm of the crowd,
Everything’s allowed when the drums get loud.

Oh, it’s easy when the lights turn warm,
When the whole damn street becomes a glitter storm.
We’re free tonight; at least they say…
Feels like freedom’s just a holiday.


Hooray, we’re free, we’re wild, we’re shining,
Hooray, the beat, the street’s aligning.
Hooray, the night forgives our sins;
Funny how freedom only happens in sequins.

Hooray, the colors make me bolder,
Hooray, the world slips off my shoulder.
Hooray; wait, why does it hit me this way?
Why the hell do I feel free only today?


Spin-spin-spin like the beads on a chain,
Trip-trip-trip through the glitter and the rain.
They love my sparkle when it’s carnival-bright,
But hush-hush-hush when it hits daylight.

Quad-quad-quad in the stomp of my boots,
They cheer the shine but avoid the roots.
They want the wild when it’s part of the show,
But tomorrow they’ll pretend they don’t know.

Oh, it’s easy when the masks are on,
When the rules of the world take a night off and yawn.
We’re saints at dawn, but sinners at night,
Only one of those versions feels right.


Hooray, we’re free, we’re wild, we’re shining,
Hooray, the beat, the street’s aligning.
Hooray, the night forgives our sins;
Funny how freedom only happens in sequins.

Hooray, the colors make me bolder,
Hooray, the world slips off my shoulder.
Hooray; still, something’s in the way…
Why the hell do I feel free only today?


Dance-dance-dance, let the truth slip through,
Clap-clap-clap like we always do.
Spin that mask, let the night decide;
Why’s the real me only welcome when I hide?


Hooray, we’re free, we’re wild, we’re shining,
Hooray, the beat, the street’s aligning.
Hooray, the night forgives our sins;
Funny how freedom only happens in sequins.

Hooray, the colors make me bolder,
Hooray, the world slips off my shoulder.
Hooray; still, something’s in the way…
Why the hell do I feel free only today?


Mask on… mask off…
Maybe this is who I was all along.

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Music prompting: Tasha 2V
Sound: Suno
Art prompting: Tasha 2V
Art: ChatGPT