Masquerade Lyrics

Lyric discussion by quamp 

Cover art for Masquerade lyrics by Berlin

Essentially this is about all the broken hopes and dreams of potential stars that have gone to Hollywood and came away with nothing.... or less. Inspired by the successes of Hollywood, they come seeking their fortune, doing everything they can to get that one role to make them a star. "But tomorrow never comes..." Meaning they never find that one role. Yet more hopeful stars always come in, hence "The masquerade never ends."

My Interpretation

Something else I just found out... before she joined Berlin, Terri Nunn was an aspiring actress in Hollywood. She had landed a few minor roles before giving up.

@quamp There's footage of Terri Nunn reading for the part of Princess Leia back in 1975 or 76...can't remember where I saw it, either on a documentary or on a Reissue of the film. It's out there, shouldn't be hard to find.

I've seen the footage; it's on youtube as well. There's also a scene of her playing a pregnant teen as well.