Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Hart Rouge
Canonical path: /hart-rouge/act-1
Related lyric paths: 6
Video embedded: yes
Lyric guide
Act 1
Read Act 1 lyrics by Hart Rouge on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
Act 1
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
In which a mask is applied not only shielding the ugliness
The loneliness weaving wonders
Left me alone as daydawn came
The birdcry's timbre seemed like thunder
To spit on me it was the lark
And on these daybreaks of my life
Kept closed my eyes for seconds more
When dreams freeflow the bending mind
Of all the grief and fear be gone
And on these daybreaks of your life
Just close your eyes and live within
Oh let them flow and bend your mind
Try to believe the fear is gone
Start piercing me you wicked ghosts!
Your voices sneak from red-rubbed lips!
Those tangling whispers - want to soothe me
But start what I've never dared to speak of
As slowly as I dropped the cape
The slumber sweet as velvet fell
I saw the smiling face of a day
That blew away my ease at once
Not love not happiness I dreamed of
No hope for this so rotten live?
How can I tame? How can I hide
This twisted me I cannot fight?
Not love not happieness you dreamed of
Lose hope for your so rotten live
You cannot tame, just try to hide
It's you - it's me - you try to hide!
Start piercing me you wicked ghosts!
Your voices sneak from red-rubbed lips!
Those tangling whispers - want to sooth me
But start what I've never dared to speak of
Goodbye to Eric I heard my screams
And hoped that echos would reload in me
And strengthen me for this inhumanizing task
I got up and applied a mask of velvet black
Square as the one it hosts
Goodbye to eric the human-faced
Shall he be known through the mask he wears
Shall fear be forever repelled by the ways
We'll walk; and we'll melt into the face
Of all bodies and ever for all I'll become
Be gone now eric - be gone - be gone
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "Act 1"?
Hart Rouge performs "Act 1", and this lyric page sits inside the Hart Rouge catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Act 1"?
Yes. The related section below points to The Ending and Act 2 with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Hart Rouge?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Hart Rouge's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on Act 1 yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.