The Mask Behind the Magic AI Song

(Verse 1) I left the tent where shadows play, Where I was king for just one day. They saw my tricks, my haunting voice, But Persia came and left no choice. The shah’s command, a whispered word, I traveled far, my fate was stirred. They took me from the gypsy’s hand, A prisoner in a foreign land. (Pre-Chorus) Their eyes could never see the man, Behind the mask, beneath the hand. But through the walls of song I’d climb, Their awe would trap me every time. (Chorus) I gave them wonder, gave them fear, But still, they only saw the mirror. A voice so sweet, a face unknown, A power claimed, yet not my own. The mask behind the magic stands, A prisoner in a foreign land. (Verse 2) The shah demands, the khanum calls, I build their palace, raise their walls. But still they pull me from the stone, To make them laugh, to hear my tone. I rise to heights they cannot see, Their courtly chains won’t let me be. A thousand gold, a thousand eyes, But still, I’m wrapped in cold disguise. (Pre-Chorus) They want my soul, they want my song, They’ll take, and never know the wrong. For in this mask, I am alone, The phantom’s seed, the monster’s throne. (Chorus) I gave them wonder, gave them fear, But still, they only saw the mirror. A voice so sweet, a face unknown, A power claimed, yet not my own. The mask behind the magic stands, A prisoner in a foreign land. (Bridge) In every stone, in every sound, I bend the world, but still I’m bound. They cannot see the man inside, The fear I live, the scars I hide. The khanum smiles, the shah commands, But in their court, I make my stand. I wield their fear, their hearts, their minds, But still, the phantom’s mask confines. (Chorus) I gave them wonder, gave them fear, But still, they only saw the mirror. A voice so sweet, a face unknown, A power claimed, yet not my own. The mask behind the magic stands, A prisoner in a foreign land. (Outro) But in the end, I found my way, When Nadir came and showed me day. Through shadows deep, through death’s decree, He saved my life and set me free. The court may scream, the shah may call, But now I’m free from it all. And though they kneel, and though they cheer, The phantom’s fate is ever clear. Behind the mask, behind the flame, Forever trapped within my name.