Linkin Park: Final Masquerade Meaning
Final Masquerade Lyrics
And suddenly tomorrow's moment washed away
'Cause I don't have a reason and you don't have the time
But we both keep on waiting for something we won't find
The light on the horizon was brighter...
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#1 top rated interpretation:"Final Masquerade"
My interpretation
Tearing me apart with words you wouldn't say.
- This may have two meanings. She is indirectly tearing him apart with things she may be keeping away from him, or her actions speak what her mouth can't, and that's affecting him.
And suddenly tomorrow's a moment washed away.
- They most likely planned a future together, but suddenly due to selfeshness of both parties, it vanished.
'Cause I don't have a reason, and you don't have the time,
- He probably puts the excuse that he doesn't have a reason to tell her, or spend time with her, or whatever the problem is, and she puts the excuse that she doesn't have the time.
But we both keep on waiting for something we won't find.
- Even after all the problems, both keep on waiting for something they won't 'find' which is probably peace in the relationship, or the trust that both obviously lack.
The light on the horizon was brighter yesterday,
-Here you can say that they were better yesterday, in the past. For them it was much happier.
With shadows floating over, the scars begin to fade.
- This may be saying that in the past, everything was going smoothly. Neither needed to say what they needed to say. They were happy like that.
We said it was forever but then it slipped away.
-It's obvious that here it's trying to say that after all the 'forevers' it wasn't a forever after all.
Standing at the end of the final masquerade.
-First. Masquerade means to most a disguise, or something that covers the truth or even replace it, a mask. So they stand at their final masquerade, the masks they have on will fall off, or they will walk awat with them still on.
All I ever wanted, the secrets that you keep.
-She kept secrets, and obviously all he wanted was to know them as any other would. This really stressed him.
All you've ever wanted, the truth I couldn't speak.
-He also had some things behind his back, and maybe it was painful to say, and he just simply couldn't make himself say it.
'Cause I can't see forgiveness, and you can't see the crime,
-He probably can't see forgiveness in her when she opposes to say her secrets. To trust in him, maybe he can't forgive her. Maybe she can't see the bad in whatever he did, or maybe she is oblivious to what is happeneing in their relationship.
And we both keep on waiting for what we left behind.
- Maybe the relationship ended long ago, vut they still keep up with it, waiting to see if it would still work. Which obviously won't if they don't speak up already!
--So all in all. The song is about a relationship that though it was already broken, it just keeps on falling apart. Even though they see how broken it is, they keep nn waiting to see if it suddenly fixes itself. Also, sorry for my horrible English!
-S.G.V. -
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#2 top rated interpretation:We are masking event thinking later will be better, but the thing we are masking is a growing issue and will over take our ability to hide the issue and finally face the issue to come up with a plan.
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#3 top rated interpretation:The long post below (Nov 2nd, 2014) seems to have it spot on, except for one line.
'Cause I can't see forgiveness, and you can't see the crime,
He can't see himself forgiving her. She can't see that she did anything wrong.
Just my opinion. -
A failing relationship with keeping things "on surface" and superficial not going deep and accepting who the other person is actually. Relations are based on trust not on how happy you make other. This is masquerading the trust with jolly all good.
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My interpretation of this song is in short, all things will be revealed. Hence, the final masquerade. Part of this revelation will be the dark control that has consumed earth for tens of thousands of years.
Chester was spiritual but not in a deep religious way. Not only spiritual, but spiritually connected to his higher self whom he was able to converse with. I’ll go into this in more depth later.
Anyone who knows about the higher self will also know that the higher self is also connected to angels, light workers, and aliens.
Those who are aware of there higher self are likely familiar with the Event that is happening. I’m assuming that Chester is referencing this event with the destruction of the earth where flooding will take place and there will be changes in the sun.
Tearing me apart with words you wouldn't say,
And suddenly tomorrow's moment washed away.
'Cause I don't have a reason, and you don't have the time,
But we both keep on waiting for something we won't find.
I think this first verse might be referring to a conflict between what Chester’s higher self is asking him to do. He is saying that moment won’t come.
The light on the horizon was brighter yesterday,
With shadows floating over, the scars began to fade.
We said it was forever but then it slipped away,
Standing at the end of the final masquerade.
The sun is dimmer, the light is going away. Shadows floating over are alien starships floating through the sky. The earth begins to heal. We have reached the end of this cycle on earth. The veil from earth is lifted and all truth will be revealed.
All I ever wanted, the secrets that you keep,
All you've ever wanted, the truth I couldn't speak.
'Cause I can't see forgiveness, and you can't see the crime,
And we both keep on waiting for what we left behind.
Again, the higher self will only reveal certain information to Chester but he wants more. Conversely, the higher self wants him to reveal information and forgive. Chester is angry because the higher self does see the “crime” as he does. However, both are ready to end the tough incarnation cycle of earth and return home, to their collective, which is the case for many souls on earth.
Many may find this extremely profound but please look at the video. I will point out the following from this video.
1) The angel.
The white angel is very distressed and I think she represents the angels watching over humanity however are saddened by what has happened on earth. They desperately want to help us from the dark entities that have imposed there control on earth. She picks up the baby.
There is a dark angel who represents the ones who have fallen away from the light of source.
2) Graffiti
“beware the shapeshifter”
A shapeshifter is a type of alien.
“The end is near”
3) References to the Bible pointing toward a apocalyptic situation as in Revelations (The Final Masquerade)
Snake
Mary and baby Jesus
4) The group
There is a group of people dressed in white whoI think are the light workers who eventually fall to the dark.
3) Children
Children have been hurt the most in this struggle of light and dark.
Although this video is sad in many ways, we are in a very uplifting time and the dark will be free from earth. Do not worry!
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I think that when they started this relationship they had a painful past and there were predicament in their lives. But they promised each other that they will forget their past and start a new life and they would not peep into their painful memories. That's why shadows were floating over and scars were healing. But the couldn't keep the promise. She wanted the truth out of him. And he wanted to know her secrets. So the pain returned and there's a misunderstanding in this relationship. So it ended upa tragedy. But they keep holding on to it hoping it would be alright. And masquerade represents something that is being exposed or screened. All the pains they were trying to hide has been exposed and it hurts them.
It's enough ain't it? Anyway i m juz a girl. And im usig mamas phn. Bye -
The song basically is about a relationship that's falling apart I could say they see that the spark is not there anymore but since maybe they loved each so much they keep waiting thinking maybe the spark that they had would suddenly come back and then there's. The final masquerade were the secrets they were trying to hide are all revealed
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