Songwriting And Recording
LYRICS
If you’ve got the stranger-danger
The task — wear the mask
Chorus
Sit on back and relax
Once you’re behind the mask
Let it bask
Behind the mask
If you are a too shy guy
Just put on the mask
As in a Halloween scene
In your role you’re cast
Chorus
Inside out without a doubt
Just put on the mask
Iron Man the man of irony
The character they see
Chorus
Super Matt can fly through the sky
Once behind the mask
Nothing is too hard if you try
Power of the mask
Chorus
You can be your own superhero
Just create a mask
Go to 160 (MPH) from zero
Once behind the mask
Chorus
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Capo 2
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D E A G E
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Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
I started writing the song on a Saturday while sitting on the wall of the old courthouse. A youngster came up to the statue wearing an Iron Man costume. When I asked him what the costume was, he wouldn’t reply. His mother said, “He has stranger danger.” So, I started thinking about the power of wearing a mask. The next day I was finishing the song and a youngster came up to the statue wearing a mask and a cape with a big “M” on it. I asked him what the costume was, and he was too shy to reply. His father said, “Super Matt. His name is Mathew.” Then, he picked his son up over his head and started flying him around. Let your true nature be seen when you’re behind a mask.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Generation
by Daniel Brouse