Six Nightmares at the Pinball Masquerade

Lyrics

[Verse 1] When the french maid's cigarette turns And burns like a boiling tapeworm That was really something, baby That was really something, baby When the chandeliers shatter, your guest's gowns turn to tatters And the portraits just chatter That was really something, baby That was really something, baby [Pre-Chorus] Can you feel your sweat beading porcelain? Or your skeleton outgrowing its skin? Of course, it's the pinball masquerade That was really something, baby [Chorus] Oh, oh, oh, I saw the curtains of hair Oh, oh, oh, I saw my fingers tear They said, "We are the six nightmares (Oh yeah!) We are the six nightmares (Oh yeah!) We are the six nightmares (Oh yeah!)" Oh, oh, oh, I saw the face of a girl Oh, oh, oh, strapped to a poison pear Oh, oh, oh, she said: "We are the six nightmares (Oh yeah!) We are the six nightmares (Oh yeah!) We are the six nightmares" [Verse 2] I saw a millionaire eat his shadow (Yeah!) I saw a water clock beat a widow They said, "If one man's life is the sum of something I want to see your fears materializing!" [Refrain] We are the six nightmares (Oh yeah!) We are the six nightmares (Oh yeah!) We are the six nightmares (Oh yeah!) We are the six nightmares [Bridge] Where are the six nightmares At this costume bash? Open your throat look in the raw gash! Open your throat look in the raw gash! [Verse 3] You held each other by well-groomed hands Mumbling prayers to a neglected Jesus The maître d's quiver as they watch you shiver As the mask and the mouth knit into each other Our laughter was deafening But our lips, but our lips, but our lips were trembling Our laughter was deafening But our lips, but our lips, but our lips were trembling [Verse 4] Now the lady with the peacock mask Is writhing around in broken monocle glass Imprisoned like a beetle laying on its back And the man striped up and clawed calico like a cat Is trapped forever looking like that Looking like that, looking like that [Verse 5] All your luxury, all your well-hidden trash All your, your empty wine bottles disguised as class All the bastard children you had to pay off All the money it takes for you to get off [Verse 6] "May I have this dance?" The dark dealer takes your hands All your memories, all your forgotten plans One night stands [Refrain] We are the six nightmares at the masquerade! We are the six nightmares at the masquerade! They are the six nightmares at the masquerade! We are the six nightmares at the masquerade! We are the six nightmares at the masquerade! [Chorus] Oh, oh, oh, I saw the mirrors cringe Oh, oh, oh, the choir voices bend Oh, oh, oh, the costume in my skin, they said "We are the six nightmares (Oh yeah!) We are the six nightmares (Oh yeah!) We are the six nightmares (Oh yeah!) We are the six nightmares" [Bridge] Oh yeah! Luxury, all your well-hidden trash Oh yeah! Your empty wine bottles disguised as class "May I have this dance?" The dark dealer takes your hands All your memories, all your forgotten plans One night stands [Outro] We are the six nightmares at the masquerade! We are the six nightmares at the masquerade!