Thousand Foot Krutch - Welcome To The Masquerade

As promised, here's something completely different than my last couple songs. I think this one has a bit of a double meaning. Our world is a masquerade, in which people hide their true emotions and feelings by putting up a mask of 'happy'. (See 'Stained Glass Masquerade' by Casting Crowns) We're afraid to let others into our personal space and bare our souls to them. At the same time, the song also points a finger at Christians hiding the truth about themselves out of fear of ridicule, isolation, etc. They're trying to hide their lights under bushels.

Just like this song, in order to really be the witnesses that Christ commands us to be (not suggests, commands), we need to step past our fear and take off the masks we hide behind. We need to let our light shine before those around us so they can see Jesus' love through us, rather than cower in the darkness. If you call yourself a Christian, you need to live the life, not just talk the talk. Your life needs to be different and set apart, not identical and indistinguishable.