Roger Glover

The Mask



It's later on a Wednesday, the sun is going down

I'm standing naked by a swimming pool, there's no one around

My imagination wanders back, red dust is always there

We lay together in the jungle, and love was in the air



As I dive into the water, both time and motion freeze

I'm hanging there suspended like a feather in the breeze

Below is your reflection, like an image from the past

But I can't be sure if it's really you, 'cause you're wearing a tribal mask



Take it off, take off the mask (4X)



There is no way of knowing how long I must remain

Dangling like a statue, and whispering your name

But suddenly it's over, and I begin to fall

But the swimming pool is empty now, no water there at all



I find myself in a room, empty and it's bare

With nothing but a mirror, and I know you're waiting there

I'm looking for an answer, but I don't know who to ask

I see my own reflection, but this time, I got the mask



I can't take it, I can't take it (2X)



Take it off, take off the mask (4X)



Ah I can't take it, no

I can't take it, no, no

I can't take it, I can't take it

I can't take it, no, no, no



Take it off, take off the mask (8X)



Oh, whoaoh, Oh, whoa-o-o-o (Repeat to fade