You're with your baby
And you're parked alone
On a summer night
You're deep in love
But you're deeper in the woods
You think you're doin' alright
Did you hear that voice
Did you see that face
Or was it just a dream
This can't be real
That only happens, babe
On the movie screen
Oh, but he's back
He's the man behind the mask
And he's out of control
He's back
The man behind the mask
And he crawled out of his hole
You're swimmin' with your girl
Out on lovers' lake
And the wind blows cold
It chills your bones
But you're still on the make
That's a bad mistake
But the moon was full
And you had a chance
To be all alone
But you're not alone
This is your last dance
And your last romance
Yeah, cause he's back
He's the man behind the mask
And he's out of control
He's back
The man behind the mask
And he crawled out of his hole
Oh, if you see him comin'
Get away if you can
Just keep on runnin'
Run as fast as you can
He's a dangerous, dangerous man
And he's out tonight
And he's watchin' you
And he knows your house
No, don't turn out the lights
Yeah, cause he's back
He's the man behind the mask
And he's out of control
He's back
The man behind the mask
And he's after your soul
He's back
He's the man behind the mask
And he's out of control
He's back
The man behind the mask
And he's after your soul
He's back
He's the man behind the mask
And he's out of control
He's back
The man behind the mask
And he's after your soul
And you're parked alone
On a summer night
You're deep in love
But you're deeper in the woods
You think you're doin' alright
Did you hear that voice
Did you see that face
Or was it just a dream
This can't be real
That only happens, babe
On the movie screen
Oh, but he's back
He's the man behind the mask
And he's out of control
He's back
The man behind the mask
And he crawled out of his hole
You're swimmin' with your girl
Out on lovers' lake
And the wind blows cold
It chills your bones
But you're still on the make
That's a bad mistake
But the moon was full
And you had a chance
To be all alone
But you're not alone
This is your last dance
And your last romance
Yeah, cause he's back
He's the man behind the mask
And he's out of control
He's back
The man behind the mask
And he crawled out of his hole
Oh, if you see him comin'
Get away if you can
Just keep on runnin'
Run as fast as you can
He's a dangerous, dangerous man
And he's out tonight
And he's watchin' you
And he knows your house
No, don't turn out the lights
Yeah, cause he's back
He's the man behind the mask
And he's out of control
He's back
The man behind the mask
And he's after your soul
He's back
He's the man behind the mask
And he's out of control
He's back
The man behind the mask
And he's after your soul
He's back
He's the man behind the mask
And he's out of control
He's back
The man behind the mask
And he's after your soul
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He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask) Lyrics as written by Alice Cooper Robert William Athis
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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It was written for "Friday The 13th Part Six: Jason Lives", not part five, and it's about Jason Voorhees, and how if you go out to Camp Crystal Lake, you'll wind up dead. It's an awesome song, the best he's ever done, in my opinion.
"He crawled out of his hole just to rock and roll!"
I don't know if Cooper only thought of Jason when he wrote it or if he intentionally gave it a double meaning but in my opinion, the lyrics are written in a way that allows you to interpret it like the actual danger is coming from within the man himself (that is with the girl). It might seem farfetched at first but read the lyrics a couple of times. For instance it would naturally be best for him to run away as fast as he can if he starting to slip up and may end up harming or killing the girl. Obviously the killer would be watching him and would know his house if he was in fact a part of the man himself. The chorus and the whole part about the man behind his mask and how he crawls out of his hole also makes sense if it was an alternative personality starting to manifest itself/the mans true nature starting to show.
But yeah that's my interpretation of the song, I understand it is about Jason but it is interesting to look at it that way. I'll admit there are a few parts where my interpretation doesn't quite make sense. But lines like "This is your last dance/romance" would not necessarily need to indicate the man is about to die. It could be interpreted as a reference to him losing control and not being likely to be all sweet&romantic with a woman again, maybe even ending up in jail for what he is about to do.