Facade

There's a face that we wear in the cold light of day
It's society's mask, it's society's way
And the truth is
That it's all a façade

There's a face that we hide 'til the nighttime appears
And what's hiding inside, behind all of our fears
Is our true self
Locked inside the façade

Every day
People, in their own sweet way
Like to add a coat of paint
And be what they ain't
That's how our little game is played
Livin' out a masquerade
Actin' a bizarre charade
While playin' the saint

But there's one thing I know, and I know it for sure
This disease that we've got has got no ready cure
And I'm certain, life is terribly hard
When your life's a façade

Look around you, I have found you
Cannot tell by looking at the surface what is lurking there beneath it
See that face
Now, I'm prepared to bet you, what you see's not what you get
'Cause man's a master of deceit

So, what is the sinister secret?
The lie he will tell you is true?
It's that each man you meet on the street isn't one man but two

Nearly everyone you see, like him and her and you and me
Pretends to be a pillar of society
A model of propriety, sobriety, and piety
Who shudders at the thought of notoriety

Ladies and gents here before you
Which none of 'em ever admits
May have saintly looks, but they're sinners and crooks
Hypocrites, hypocrites

There are preachers who kill, there are killers who preach
There are teachers who lie, there are liars who teach
Take your pick, dear, 'cause it's all a façade

If we're not one, but two, are we evil or good?
Do we walk the fine line that we'd cross if we could?
Are we waiting to break through the façade?

One or two
Might look kinda well-to-do
Hah! They're as bad as me and you
Right down to their, right down to their boots
I'm inclined to think half mankind
Thinks the other half is blind
Wouldn't be surprise to find
They're all in cahoots

At the end of the day, they don't mean what they say
They don't say what they mean, they don't ever come clean
And their answer is it's all a façade, is it's all a façade

Man is not one, but two, he is evil and good
And he walks the fine line we'd all cross if we could
It's a nightmare we can never discard
So we stay on our guard
Though we love the façade
What's behind the façade?
Look behind the façade