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So, mostly as a joke, I started assembling a short playlist of the music I listened to while writing the masquerade ball in Chapter Twelve. Mostly, it was mood music, and all of the music videos contain either people in masks or people in vaguely appropriate period clothing, or both. But as I assembled this list, I realized that if I put it in a specific order, and I squinted and analyzed lyrics out of context in unorthodox ways, it actually fits pretty well as a soundtrack to the chapter's events.

So, here it is, complete with youtube links:

Phantom of the Opera – Masquerade

Masquerade!
Seething shadows
breathing lies.
Masquerade!
You can fool
any friend who
ever knew you!
I don't think I really need to explain this one.

One Republic – All the Right Moves

Do you think I'm special?
Do you think I'm nice?
Am I bright enough to shine in your spaces?

Damarhis. Obviously, he has something to prove.

David Bowie – As The World Falls Down

There's such a fooled heart
Beating so fast in search of new dreams
A love that will last within your heart

Damarhis and Chrysinthe. It isn't really clear even to Damarhis what ill-advised romantic notions he has, yet, but it's pretty obvious that they're there, I think.

Annie Lennox – Walking On Broken Glass

And if you're trying to cut me down
You know that I might bleed
Cause if you're trying to cut me down
I know that you'll succeed

Damarhis and Ansira. The lyrics pretty much speak for themselves here.

Taylor Swift – Love Story

So I sneak out to the garden to see you

We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew

Damarhis and Imadria. Okay, so I'm using these lyrics out of the song-context and not talking about romance at all.