Liquid courage  Pouring down  Sober surface  Hits the ground    The masquerade has  Started now  And you have faded  Into the crowd    How do you know?  How do you know just who your friends are?  How do you know when you've gone too far  To get high again?    [chorus]  You always feel so alone  The real you is never shown  Whose influence?, Whose influence  Are you under??  Now  So much pressure to fit in  You never know where to begin  Whose influence?, Whose influence  Are you under??  Now    Liquid courage  Pouring down  Sober surface  Can't be found    There's no denial  You can't drown  When nothings final  So turn around    How do you know?  How do you know just who your friends are?  How do you know when you've gone too far  To get high again?    [chorus]  You always feel so alone  The real you is never shown  Whose influence?, Whose influence  Are you under??  Now  So much pressure to fit in  You never know where to begin  Whose influence?, Whose influence  Are you under??  Now    (I want this, do I want this)    I want this (I want this)  Do I want this? (Do i want this?)  I want this (I want this)  Do I want this?!    How do you know?  How do you know just who your friends are?  How do you know when you've gone too far?    [chorus]  You always feel so alone  The real you is never shown  Whose influence?, Whose influence  Are you under??  Now  So much pressure to fit in  You never know where to begin  Whose influence?, Whose influence  Are you under??.........  Now    Whose influence?  Whose influence?  Whose influence are you under??......  Now