Behind The Mask Lyrics

Lyric discussion by adaminoacids32 

Cover art for Behind The Mask lyrics by Fleetwood Mac

This song is told from the perspective of someone encountering someone else from their past. Possibly a friend or more likely, an ex-lover. This person was a bad influence and was possibly psychologically abusive and manipulative, and even though the narrator longs to see them again, they know that the angelic appearance they put on is only a mask, they know who they really are.

My Interpretation

@adaminoacids32 Yes. In short, she's awakening or awakened to the fact she's dealing with a narcissist and she's in the process of deciding to discard them before they have an(other) opportunity to abuse and discard her.