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Earth, Wind & Fire - The World's a Masquerade (Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
Performer
Maurice White
Maurice White
Drums
Verdine White
Verdine White
Bass
Philip Bailey
Philip Bailey
Vocals
Larry Dunn
Larry Dunn
Piano
Ralph Johnson
Ralph Johnson
Percussion
Jessica Cleaves
Jessica Cleaves
Vocals
Al McKay
Al McKay
Guitar
Andrew Woolfolk
Andrew Woolfolk
Flute
Johnny Graham
Johnny Graham
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Skip Scarborough
Skip Scarborough
Composer
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joe Wissert
Joe Wissert
Producer

Lyrics

Can this world, mm-hm
Be a masquerade, yeah? Ooh, yeah
Are you really what we see on the outside
And hiding what you really are on the inside?
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Pretending that you're something you're really not
Yeah, yeah
(Whole world is a masquerade)
(Everybody, everybody wears another face
Another face, darlin'
(Whole world is a masquerade)
Mm-mm-hmm-mm-hmm
(Everybody, everybody wears another face)
Mm-hmm-mm
(Just like a masquerade)
(Just like a masquerade)
Can't you see?
Can't you see what you really are? Ooh, yeah
Pretending that you want the world
To be a better place, mm-mm-mm
Yet you fight, making war on your fellow man
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
So, why wear this face
That makes it seem everything's so great?
Yeah, yeah, love, love
(Whole world is a masquerade)
Is a masquerade
(Everybody, everybody wears another face)
Mm, wears another face
(Whole world is a masquerade)
Mm-hmm-mm-mm-mm
(Everybody, everybody wears another face)
Hey, yeah, yeah
(Oh, another face)
Oh-oh-oh, ooh, won't you tell me?
(What can the whole world be hiding?)
I wanna know
(Whole world is a masquerade)
(What can the whole world be hiding?)
Mm, wanna know
(Whole world)
Oh, ooh, Lord, Lord
(What can the whole world be hiding?)
Mm, wanna know
(Whole world is a masquerade)
Mm-mm-hmm
(What can the whole world be hiding?)
Oh, won't you tell me, yeah
(Whole world)
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
(What can the whole world be hiding?)
I wanna know
(Whole world is a masquerade)
(What can the whole world be hiding?)
Ooh-ooh-ooh
(Whole world)
I wanna know
Written by: Skip Scarborough

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