Welcome, dear guests, take your seats tonight, The curtains glow beneath the crimson light. Every smile is painted perfectly bright, A thousand eyes adore this showman’s life. Applause echoes through the marble hall, Golden roses start to fall. But somewhere deep behind the velvet stage, Something whispers from a gilded cage. (Let me in) (Let me sing) Who said that? Who hides behind the strings? (I can give you power, every crowd and tower) No, this theater stands for holy dreams, Not rotting malice or manic screams! (Dreams are fragile lies, power is what survives) Dance, dance in the grand theater flames, Hear the crowd scream out our names! Velvet curtains turning black, No more way to turn this back! Every city, every soul, Another stage for our control! Why’s my reflection moving first? Why do my own words sound so cursed? These trembling hands aren’t mine to own, Something is clawing at the throne. The lights grow dim, the stage grows cold, I hear the shadow take hold. (Bow your head and take the throne) I’d rather die than lose my home! Now the curtains bow to ME! Every soul will watch and see! Flesh and shadow intertwined, The world itself becomes our stage tonight! (Cities crumble, oceans shake) (All creation bends and breaks) Please… somebody stop the show… (There’s nowhere left for you to go) And now… The final act begins.