They traded a bit of the future
For comforts from the past
And then a bit more
And then a bit more
Until there was no future
Until there was no past
No memories untainted by the Mask
No children untainted by their grasp
It all came down in a flash
People stopped to stare and gasp
All fell silent, all was still
And all they wanted was to let go
Blissfully missing out on the big show