From the recording Christ Alive
Produced by The Ace Mac, Malachi & Kan the Don
Lyrics: Malachi Joseph & William Haynes
Mix: Steven Rosplock
Mastering: Brendan McGeehan at Elm Street Studios
Lyrics
M-A-S-K
M-A-S-K
M-A-S-K
M-A-S-K
And it’s good
They ask what’s up with you and
Then they try and make discussion
about how everything got so hot
that no one can barely even touch it
I don’t wanna burn myself
I won’t discuss it
I got steam rising off me
Change the subject
So she asks me if I’m nasty
And I’m laughing
She wants to know why I’m cracking up
I be acting up
But before we get in depth about that
Tell her she can back it up
Start it over
‘cause if you’re testing me
Like TerraNova
Then I’ll be coming over
Like red rover
it’s the closest thing
I can bring to a range rover
Purple ice neon makeover
I am not singing
I’m blinging
that ain’t the meaning
If that’s the picture that you’re getting
Then I’m off on my depiction
So I put on this mask
To shroud in mystery
The mind behind the mask
Where it’s a complicated story
Got a bunch a questions
I know they’d love to ask
But I don’t wanna answer them
So how do I get past
Without ‘em seeing me
You know what I think I need
A way to hide my face
Just in case
I think I’ll keep a mask
Mask 15x
I need a mask
It’s not like being fake
And more like being safe
It’s just me trying to keep
My prized possessions in a safe
And the key is a unique
uncrackable combination
Since I seem to be
In a difficult situation
I’m practicing concentration
Self-confidence, leadership
Everything I need in order
to make the sneakers fit
As I’m stepping on these stages
Revealing all my greatness
A mask covers the face
pursuing domination
Suited to lead a nation
Presidential nomination
Am I really stitched for this
Or just an abomination
To lead or lie to live or die
There’s got to be a better way
To live this life
I’d rather be gripping
than ripping
while interpreting
the lyric that I’m spittin
Tackle the situation
Right in front of me
The mask gives protection
From any brain injury
Got a bunch a questions
I know they’d love to ask
But I don’t wanna answer them
So how do I get past
Without ‘em seeing me
You know what I think I need
A way to hide my face
Just in case
I think I’ll keep a mask
Mask 15x
I need a mask
M-A-S-K
M-A-S-K
M-A-S-K
M-A-S-K
And it’s good
