his mastery, he must hide behind a

his mastery, he must hide behind a mask, to conceal his real intentions and vigilance of others mistakes and to take advantage of them so he may prevail and win. However, the same traits that enable him to win on the poker table would cause problems for his love life - potential romantic companions are taking some traits as untrustworthiness, and ultimatley the songn is about him having to explain that the mask he wears is not reflection of his true feelings and love for a close companion, In other words, he s saying "I m not wearing a mask when I m with you". This seems to indicate a quandry for him - he needs to wear a mask, but it causes him trouble and distrust with his love interests.