I think masks have a property of making people disasotiate from their actions. Normal person in mask can do greater evil then without it. Internet has a similar effect. Deinduvidiation effect is what it's called. People can also share more contrevortial opinions with anonymity. th-cam.com/video/JjQ-nyINFTg/w-d-xo.html
@@principleshipcoleoid8095 "You see, there's a fundamental connection between seeming and being. Every fae child knows this, but you mortals never seem to see. We understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be." -Patrick Rothfuss Name of the wind
When my friend introduced me, he described Voltaire as "such a sexy man, brilliant musician and great concert. He is totally my gay crush" And after some deliberation... I concur...
I used this song as part of an exercise in my ESL class I'm teaching in Armenia, where I blank out some of the words in the lyrics and they have to listen to the song and fill in the blanks. The students are fascinated by my unusual musical tastes.
No matter how many years pass, Voltaire is such bliss to my ears and has been ever since I first discovered When You’re Evil in the Deady Bear game on Battleon that I used to hooked on because of the godsend of music this guy provided the world with.
Cypher System, basically some sort of lovecraftian god feeding on memories managed to create an artificial victorian city in which he traps people, making them part of his "masquerade" and feeding on their memories in excange for bizarre and wonderful abilities. Everyone has to wear a mask chosen by their subconcius, which tightly relates to their powers and, the more they lose themselves, they literally become the Mask. some of said masks have three eyes in a triangular shape, denoting a higher status and some sort of "predestination" to meet the Last of the seven lords of Tamaschera, whose agenda is unknown. my character was one of said three eyed - chosen ones, witch caused every single lord or politician to want me dead, since the Last Lord needed my mask. the game played out much like a political intrigue at the beginning, leaning more towards exploration and "try sto stay alive" by the end. Our story ended when we discovered the true nature of Tamaschera and tried to take down said lovecraftan horror. Needless to say, all the memories we sold during play made it stronger and we had no chance to win. Still, my character found true love in the face of danger. it was a very good campaing.
You have no idea how much will power its taking to NOT download this album illegally -.-; it's not too often I resist like this. Your one of the few artists, Sir Voltair, that I would rather buy the album... now i just have to get the money... :'(
I know it doesn't fit the song perfectly, but somehow the picture it conjures up in my mind (and what I would do if I were to make a music video for the song) is of a shy teenager who has an interest in dark, macabre, gothic things, but doesn't feel like the people around him would understand. So eventually, he stumbles upon some people who share his interests, help him dress up accordingly and show him the local goth club, where he's welcomed with open arms. Maybe at first he thinks this "masquerade" is funny, but eventually, he "becomes the mask" as he realizes he now looks the way he always felt and found people who accept him for that.
actually your the nearest of the real interpretation in the com, cuz its exactly voltaire's life, many of his songs rant about his childhood and how happy he was to grow up and live from music, voltaire is always literal, cheesy and singing about is life, and that's why we love his music, because it's true and well written, not some commercial shit or retarded thing, each song has a message to it that hit right in the feels, kudos from France Voltaire!
One of a few songs by him that are fantastic to listen to on loop. The Night, The Masquerade, and a few others that escape me are on that list, and I love 'em all.
Okay, am I the only one imagining every song of Voltaire's to be his actual life story, and he's the most interesting voodoo-practicing, Satan worshiping, brain-eating, nocturnal, etc. thing in the world?
My god. It takes a... month hearing this song all over at least trice a day to understand that "staring at the telephone" is waiting for a call, not playing or googling or social networks as modern smartphone style. O tempora.
My husband and I both said, "YAAAAAAAY NEW VOLTAIRE" at the same time XD Always loved your music! I wish I could've come to see you when you were in New Orleans, but I had work DX. You're one of my inspirations as a singer. Keep up the awesomeness!
Thinking about it while relistening to this; How interesting is that a song that Voltaire made when he was 17 inspired me enough to make my first full song at the same age? The song I wrote (which I named "Mask of Lies") even acts as a sort of "other side of the coin" to this song, which wasn't the original intention, but incredibly fitting. To this day, Mask of Lies is still the only song I've written full lyrics to, and I only did so because of Voltaire. Just thought that was kinda cool to think about.
I immediately thought of The Masque of the Red Death and the Goblin King's Ball from the film Labyrinth. Hell, this would've been perfect for Labyrinth if it wasn't 30yrs too late. :D
I've been working on a steampunk fantasy LARP called 'The Broken Blade' lately and I literally named the area where the 'political' side of the game takes place "The Masquerade Courts" just because of the visual this song gives me.
It reminds me of show choir. No matter who you are or what's going on in your life, when you get on that stage, you throw everything away. Nothing matters but the performance. And you get lost in the character you portray....
that's not exactly wrong actually; he wrote some of those tracks back in the 80s, I believe masquerade is one of them; he just didn't have the talent, nor the money nor anything really to do the songs.
Fearless Jay After reading your comment, I thought about a few things you know. I believe he always had the talent but he lacked the money and other assets, but I am glad he kept on the songs he never published and actually did it now. 80s or not is way better than the music of today.
okay i've listened to this song for like 40,582 times but today i have a terrible cold and as i was reaching down to grab a face mask the exact "grab a mask and cover up your face" line came up in the song literally at the same time and i just--
This is more like a cynical ball the term ball was used in the old days for the term masquerade whenever you have a masquerade is considered a ball anyways beautiful song my kind of gathering a masquerade
Weirdly, I kind of associate this with me joining the communities I have recently (goth, furry, Warhammer, to name a few), and with discovering your music and community here. I was in a rather toxic situation in a prior fandom, to the point where I feared being ostracized because I didn't tow the party line and agree with everyone else in it, and discovering these communities, including yours, have helped me drastically. Thanks for the great music, and for being an awesome person.
Wild guess , but is this Masquerade Heaven? Reasoning of the interpretation: The verse"burst through the pearly gates" Also"Absolved me of my prior sins" .In my interpretation he fears first death , but as he sees what lies behind , a world where every one wears a mask , and because of that no one is judged there ,he likes it,because he can just forget his mistakes . I think its his vision of afterlife.
sdasfa afasfa "I shed this wretched skin at last and I became the mask" makes it sound more like hes still alive, but adopted a new persona. Because no one knows anyone elses identity, "no one cares at the masquarade."
"Pearly gates" is a metaphor for entering into an "elite" group, in this case, leaving the suburbs of New Jersey and running away to New York City where I found myself invited to all manner of galas and other exclusive parties. It was definitely an impressionable experience for a 17-year old. Maybe I'll cover this song in my new Song Meanings and Origins series soon!
The Lair of Voltaire You're not only still making music but active on TH-cam?! What a wonderful day this has been. I have been listening to and singing your songs since I was introduced to Goodnight Demon Slayer and When You're Evil over a decade ago in my darker formative teenage years. You have been an inspiration to me for the better half of my life, when I "became the mask" myself and finally felt free to be truer to my inner self. So... thank you.
You may not have heard ALL of my songs. But hey, maybe that's just me thinking songs like Innocent, Sacrifice, All the Way Down, The One's WHo've Hurt You, The Folly of Love and Feathery Wings..etc... aren't cheesy... but you know, what do I know?
Maybe you should check the Vampire: The Masquerade games. since that's kinda the point of those games :P Bloodlines 2 is coming next year, but I can recommend Bloodlines 1 for now. Though it is from 2004 and you need an unofficial patch to even play it, but it's good ^^
can i point out that most often vampires are asociated with masquerade balls (which is a Victorian ball dance with the requirment of a mask, mostly attended by the high class or anyone who can maneged to get an invitation)
This is literally a gothic YMCA. Prove me wrong.
You're not wrong....
@@TheLairofVoltaire Word of god approves it. Nothing can deny it now.
It's even just as catchy
(Though it doesn't have the dance)
Gothic Sultans of Swing
I dont see the relation
"give a man a mask and he will be his true self" hu seems fiting for this song, love your work, a french fan
oscar wilde and aurelio voltaire in the same place? aaaah que je suis heureuse hehe
I think the same thing. 🖤
I think masks have a property of making people disasotiate from their actions. Normal person in mask can do greater evil then without it. Internet has a similar effect. Deinduvidiation effect is what it's called. People can also share more contrevortial opinions with anonymity.
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@@principleshipcoleoid8095
"You see, there's a fundamental connection between seeming and being. Every fae child knows this, but you mortals never seem to see. We understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be."
-Patrick Rothfuss Name of the wind
Weird how this 'mask' also works when referring to some online, haha.
When my friend introduced me, he described Voltaire as "such a sexy man, brilliant musician and great concert. He is totally my gay crush"
And after some deliberation... I concur...
LuckyBullet Darn... another one.
really?
i describe him as a more kid friendly Marilyn Manson
well i mean like relitively speaking
compaired to marolyn mandson hes fucking telletubbys levels of kid freindly
@@makitstop Teletubbys and child friendly are two things I thought I would never see in a single sentence
@SL3DG3 true that haha
I used this song as part of an exercise in my ESL class I'm teaching in Armenia, where I blank out some of the words in the lyrics and they have to listen to the song and fill in the blanks. The students are fascinated by my unusual musical tastes.
Surenity I would have LOVED to have had you as a teacher Maybe then, I would have actually paid attention
This reminds me of phantom of the opera in so many ways I love it I even love the album cover of this it’s beautifully designed
I thought so aswell! 😊
No matter how many years pass, Voltaire is such bliss to my ears and has been ever since I first discovered When You’re Evil in the Deady Bear game on Battleon that I used to hooked on because of the godsend of music this guy provided the world with.
When you're evil was my first experience with Voltaire also.
ah battleon that brings me back to 13 year old me
A friend of mine just made an entire campaign based on this song. I'm double-grateful to you, then!
What kind of campaign?
Cypher System, basically some sort of lovecraftian god feeding on memories managed to create an artificial victorian city in which he traps people, making them part of his "masquerade" and feeding on their memories in excange for bizarre and wonderful abilities. Everyone has to wear a mask chosen by their subconcius, which tightly relates to their powers and, the more they lose themselves, they literally become the Mask.
some of said masks have three eyes in a triangular shape, denoting a higher status and some sort of "predestination" to meet the Last of the seven lords of Tamaschera, whose agenda is unknown. my character was one of said three eyed - chosen ones, witch caused every single lord or politician to want me dead, since the Last Lord needed my mask.
the game played out much like a political intrigue at the beginning, leaning more towards exploration and "try sto stay alive" by the end.
Our story ended when we discovered the true nature of Tamaschera and tried to take down said lovecraftan horror. Needless to say, all the memories we sold during play made it stronger and we had no chance to win. Still, my character found true love in the face of danger.
it was a very good campaing.
That actually sounds like an interesting tale...
Mattia Salvetti
Sounds very interesting. Love it.
Fun fact this song remained me of Hastur (lovecraftian god)
This is definitely my favorite song in the album… it’s so catchy! I love the imagery, and the line “I became the mask” especially
You have no idea how much will power its taking to NOT download this album illegally -.-;
it's not too often I resist like this. Your one of the few artists, Sir Voltair, that I would rather buy the album... now i just have to get the money... :'(
Considering that I spent $85 K to make this album and a year and a half of my life... I appreciate you thinking it's worth paying for. Thanks!
@@TheLairofVoltaire Nearly impossible to buy it in my country. (Poland.) And it is too expensive to import it.
What a comment! Artists just love to hear that you usually steal stuff and just barely decided not to steal theirs.
I know it doesn't fit the song perfectly, but somehow the picture it conjures up in my mind (and what I would do if I were to make a music video for the song) is of a shy teenager who has an interest in dark, macabre, gothic things, but doesn't feel like the people around him would understand. So eventually, he stumbles upon some people who share his interests, help him dress up accordingly and show him the local goth club, where he's welcomed with open arms. Maybe at first he thinks this "masquerade" is funny, but eventually, he "becomes the mask" as he realizes he now looks the way he always felt and found people who accept him for that.
actually your the nearest of the real interpretation in the com, cuz its exactly voltaire's life, many of his songs rant about his childhood and how happy he was to grow up and live from music, voltaire is always literal, cheesy and singing about is life, and that's why we love his music, because it's true and well written, not some commercial shit or retarded thing, each song has a message to it that hit right in the feels, kudos from France Voltaire!
The point of the song is that the masquerade is a bad thing. The "mask" is symbolic of the fake personalities people put on to be accepted.
One of a few songs by him that are fantastic to listen to on loop. The Night, The Masquerade, and a few others that escape me are on that list, and I love 'em all.
Okay, am I the only one imagining every song of Voltaire's to be his actual life story, and he's the most interesting voodoo-practicing, Satan worshiping, brain-eating, nocturnal, etc. thing in the world?
@@TheGreatDevourer666 i've met taliesin and he's just the best
Dr. Bright, please stop using SCP 079 to browse TH-cam.
@@ThHellhound i was looking for this comment lol
My god. It takes a... month hearing this song all over at least trice a day to understand that "staring at the telephone" is waiting for a call, not playing or googling or social networks as modern smartphone style.
O tempora.
So you wrote this song when you were only seventeen?
That's impressive
Gabriel Burch Wait? What? Really? He did? Holy shit.
The Good Rev. Clemens Where did you find this out?
Solo, I'm sorry to interfere, but this information is provided on the Voltaire's official website in the Music section → About - Raised by Bats CD.
Adolf Hitler it's available on his website and in the video Future Rockstars Handbook part 1.
That is what one does when one is seventeen.
The song that plays in my head whenever I go out now
This song reminds me of Gail Wynand from The Fountainhead.
My husband and I both said, "YAAAAAAAY NEW VOLTAIRE" at the same time XD Always loved your music! I wish I could've come to see you when you were in New Orleans, but I had work DX. You're one of my inspirations as a singer. Keep up the awesomeness!
>DX
>XD
>"YAAAAAAAAY"
Please don't
lol, it thinks it's special.
I'm playing in New Orleans at The Goat this October 30th! ; )
The song is also fitting as a great metaphor for playing TTRPGs a hobby that helped me know myself
Thinking about it while relistening to this; How interesting is that a song that Voltaire made when he was 17 inspired me enough to make my first full song at the same age? The song I wrote (which I named "Mask of Lies") even acts as a sort of "other side of the coin" to this song, which wasn't the original intention, but incredibly fitting. To this day, Mask of Lies is still the only song I've written full lyrics to, and I only did so because of Voltaire. Just thought that was kinda cool to think about.
I am reminded of the masked ball scene in Phantom of the Opera.
i'm reminded of vampire the masquerade: bloodlines...
you know...that one game with bender from futurama
Same, only with more Goth and Vampires than the original!
I LOVE phantom of the opera
Voltaire and his eccentric wonders deserve recognition inter-worldly!
Anyone else getting The Masque of the Red Death vibes?
Aurelio Voltaire, Aurelio Voltaire, Aurelio Voltaire!
Your music is a source of great inspiration when I have an art project due.
This is maybe my favourite song right now. I might have to join the masquerade.
I immediately thought of The Masque of the Red Death and the Goblin King's Ball from the film Labyrinth. Hell, this would've been perfect for Labyrinth if it wasn't 30yrs too late. :D
Love the harpsichord.
Villy Bats would be proud to hear this album awsome job on Voltaire
Oh Voltaire, master of goth. You've done an spectacular job once again.
This one is going in my favorite song list with Irresponsible :D
This is probably my favorite Voltaire song next to The Night
As someone who is literally the opposite of gothic I find it weird how your my favioute artist just shows how much talent you have ig
I've been working on a steampunk fantasy LARP called 'The Broken Blade' lately and I literally named the area where the 'political' side of the game takes place "The Masquerade Courts" just because of the visual this song gives me.
ARAM Queen
Making game? How epic!
K9 Pepper this sounds like fun... where are you? Coz if I can, I’m gonna get tickets for this, I think.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!
can't let the homies know i fw Voltaire
It reminds me of show choir. No matter who you are or what's going on in your life, when you get on that stage, you throw everything away. Nothing matters but the performance. And you get lost in the character you portray....
Ok i have to say, THIS IS AMAZING. well done man.
I just bought a wolf mask for halloween because of this song.
I adore this.
There's no need. to. be. unhappy, it's fun to stay at the maaaaskarade~
I think of this song every time i try to get some friends to play vampire the masquerade with my group.
This is the best song I've ever heard. And that's sayin' something
"I became the mask" made me think about Rorschach from Watchmen .-.
Rethess Or the Jim carrey from the Mask
+Stavros DJesus No, Rorschach.
+Edward Nygma No, Jim Carrey.
:P
+Theo de Raadt No. He, Walter Kovaks(sp?), is just psychologically attached to it and the persona.
+Dr. Edgar Slam No! Rorschach's mask > Loki's mask!
im totally gonna wear my gothic vampire outfits, decorating my home halloween and play this
Is it me or does this album sound extremely 80s, some of the songs remind me of rock songs of that time, it's a pretty impressive album.
that's not exactly wrong actually; he wrote some of those tracks back in the 80s, I believe masquerade is one of them; he just didn't have the talent, nor the money nor anything really to do the songs.
Fun fact: this is the oldest song on the album, written in 1984, as he said on the July Nooseletter.
Fearless Jay After reading your comment, I thought about a few things you know. I believe he always had the talent but he lacked the money and other assets, but I am glad he kept on the songs he never published and actually did it now. 80s or not is way better than the music of today.
Agreed haha
+iamthemetalgod
A lot of these songs are from the 80s I believe that he never got around to releasing.
Beautiful
I instantly thought of both Masque of the Red Death and the King in Yellow while listening to this.
I only thought of Masque of the red death I never read the King in Yellow
okay i've listened to this song for like 40,582 times but today i have a terrible cold and as i was reaching down to grab a face mask the exact "grab a mask and cover up your face" line came up in the song literally at the same time and i just--
This is more like a cynical ball the term ball was used in the old days for the term masquerade whenever you have a masquerade is considered a ball anyways beautiful song my kind of gathering a masquerade
I suddenly got the image of a bunch of vampires dancing to this in a ballroom and there’s a big mirror in the room that’s only reflecting the masks.
Albums worth every penny for 500, Alex
Weirdly, I kind of associate this with me joining the communities I have recently (goth, furry, Warhammer, to name a few), and with discovering your music and community here. I was in a rather toxic situation in a prior fandom, to the point where I feared being ostracized because I didn't tow the party line and agree with everyone else in it, and discovering these communities, including yours, have helped me drastically. Thanks for the great music, and for being an awesome person.
it would seem, I have a new favourite, nice job Voltaire
wait he played the harpsichord!? oh man.... it fell within the song perfectly!
Somewhat reminiscent of Uriah Heep but I love it another musical victory dark father I thank you
Love it!!
Wild guess , but is this Masquerade Heaven? Reasoning of the interpretation: The verse"burst through the pearly gates"
Also"Absolved me of my prior sins" .In my interpretation he fears first death , but as he sees what lies behind , a world where every one wears a mask , and because of that no one is judged there ,he likes it,because he can just forget his mistakes . I think its his vision of afterlife.
sdasfa afasfa "I shed this wretched skin at last and I became the mask" makes it sound more like hes still alive, but adopted a new persona. Because no one knows anyone elses identity, "no one cares at the masquarade."
"Pearly gates" is a metaphor for entering into an "elite" group, in this case, leaving the suburbs of New Jersey and running away to New York City where I found myself invited to all manner of galas and other exclusive parties. It was definitely an impressionable experience for a 17-year old. Maybe I'll cover this song in my new Song Meanings and Origins series soon!
The Lair of Voltaire You're not only still making music but active on TH-cam?! What a wonderful day this has been. I have been listening to and singing your songs since I was introduced to Goodnight Demon Slayer and When You're Evil over a decade ago in my darker formative teenage years. You have been an inspiration to me for the better half of my life, when I "became the mask" myself and finally felt free to be truer to my inner self. So... thank you.
Amazing!
Probably my favorite song on the album! Until the next song on the album comes up, anyway...
Awesome, like always ;)
I thank you with all the Werds I can think of including owns from Dr.sous
all of voltaire's music is cheesy as hell but it's really good
Agreed xd
You may not have heard ALL of my songs. But hey, maybe that's just me thinking songs like Innocent, Sacrifice, All the Way Down, The One's WHo've Hurt You, The Folly of Love and Feathery Wings..etc... aren't cheesy... but you know, what do I know?
@@TheLairofVoltaire DAAAAMN, dude.
Please let this be somewhere in VTM: Bloodlines 2, it fits so well.
Duke!
Quisiera poder saber que es lo que dice la canción. Aunque es inposible que responda. Muy buena cacion la de mi cantante fav :"3
Honestly this is hanging out on the internet as an outcast teen.
(Especially for furries with the animal picking line.)
Freaking awesome
I"ve made it my mission to like every one of the videos on your channel, thanks for posting.
Hopefully I'll share mine with you one day (:
I wish I could go to a masquerade
I really want the bass tab for this song
💗💗💗
Five people were too scared of the masquerade to join.
That number is now up to 17. The fools! They don't know what they're missing at this party!!! LOL!
Now its 49
AHH yes is it goths or furries to help one discard their old face
A hell of a trip to the furry convention.
I somehow always think of American Psycho when this plays. My favorite on the album!
dude I love his music valtare if you see this comment I love your music
Mostly, I just want to know...Who is Blast?Who is Breakthrough?
why does his song remind me of that masquerade scene in labyrinth?
Now, can this really be considered an escape route from my basement? I certainly hope so, gonna try it when i get the opportunity.
I've been trying all my life to become my mask.
I've never found any other song, which would be a summary of my OC. :U
Song for 5th chapter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
More like for the 6th
Okay, so an amv with this song set to Doctor Doom would be pretty good.
"And to think I hesitated."That Hellraiser reference.
& that Charlie brown is why I love wearing costumes everyday
This makes me think of a vampire who pretends to be human in order to fit in with society.
Maybe you should check the Vampire: The Masquerade games. since that's kinda the point of those games :P Bloodlines 2 is coming next year, but I can recommend Bloodlines 1 for now. Though it is from 2004 and you need an unofficial patch to even play it, but it's good ^^
Solace The Satanist Girl
That sounds interesting.
@@thepip3599 I think it is, but I can't say whether you will like it. Just give it a go and come to your own opinion ^^
Aaaaaaaaand I was born 8 years late.
Damn.
At least he's still around though and doing shows and stuff
Grab a mask and cover up your face
Sounds like 2020
hey Voltaire uuh what type of music is this? it sounds weird
After listening this again and again for the first time my brain spat out: "lol 'dis about furries?"
And I feel more tempered now
Like the song, but I have no clue as to why TH-cam put this in a playlist titled "Mix-Rock music"
After those about the "zoo" and "which animal is right for me?" i get furry fandom vibes. i kinda like it actauly
God I wish you were single
He is now. You're welcome :)
This song could be played at Saint Patrick's Day parade
Where the hell are the lyrics?
Anthony W Stanton in the video description
Aurelio Voltaire Oops! I really love your music! Outstanding sir!
Lair of Voltair is furry confirmed
can i point out that most often vampires are asociated with masquerade balls (which is a Victorian ball dance with the requirment of a mask, mostly attended by the high class or anyone who can maneged to get an invitation)
I hate how I see Dio Brando in this, as well as furries maybe. Regardless, a great song! All of these songs are excellent
Anyone who plays dragon age or reads the books will immediately think of an Orlesian singing this song.
I dream in neon I did immediately think of the Orlesian game and my Inquisitor at the Winter Palace.
THERE ARE FUCKING DRAGON AGE BOOKS?!? WHY TF WAS I NOT INFORMED SOONER?!?
Very much like life. We all wear masks.
I don't, and people hate me for that.
this also apples to furies
change my mind
This song is about furries and you cannot convince me otherwise