The Mask by Teen Power of Music NH & B. Hughes
Dedicated to the artist inside each and every one of us; may you bring forth the truth of your soul for the whole world to see, for this kind of strength will shine a light so bright, the whole world will be bathed in love. This is true courage. This
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Story behind the song
RECORDED at The Folk Cellar/Resort Recordings
ENGINEERED by Ryan Ordway, Resort Recordings
CO-PRODUCED by Barbara Hughes & Resort Recordings
Ryan Ordway, Franz Haase
PHOTOGRAPHY by Donald Hughes, Jenni Foster
CD GRAPHICS by Connie Fisher
LYRICS by Power of Music Class, Wolfeboro, NH
Amber Wyatt-Nichols, Vanessa Shannon,
Tristan Skerry, Brendan Skerry, Barbara Hughes
MUSIC written and arranged by Barbara Hughes
MUSICIANS Ryan Ordway: Rhythm Acoustic, slide, piano
Barbara Hughes: Rhythm Acoustic, bass, drums
Leo Gilinas: Keyboards
Greg Hopkins: Lead guitar solos (bridge)
Steve Carter: Lead guitar solo (outro)
Franz Haas: 12-string Guitar
Mark Dearborn: Mandolin
LEAD VOCALS Ian Tufts
BACKGROUND VOCALS Amber Wyatt-Nichols,
Vanessa Shannon, Alex Lomas, Ian Tufts,
Ryan Ordway, Barbara Hughes
Lyrics
I don’t know who I am
I don’t remember when I started to pretend
I’m afraid of being vulnerable
Or people seeing the real me
The person I try not to be
People seeing the real me
The person I try not to be
Show me who you really are
Step out from behind the veil of normality
The mask that I am wearing to show
That I am happy
Oh no . . . it won’t come off
If I remove the mask
They would see the fear
Crawling out of me
I would be trapped in a soul
That was not my own
Separated from the pain
… And oblivious to the joys
Show me who you really are
Step out from behind the veil of normality
The mask that I am wearing to show
That I am happy
Oh no it won’t come off
CHORUS
Feels like it would take a crowbar
To lift the mask
No one can strip it from me
It’s mine to remove
In my own sweet time
And I’m willing to try
To see what’s on the other side
And I’m willing to try
To see … what’s on the other side
And I’m willing to try
Willing to try
Willing to try