Gyökeres Song: Mask Back On (Football Music)

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Viktor Gyökeres arrived at Arsenal in July 2025 as the most feared striker in Portugal, after 54 goals in 52 games for Sporting. He scored more than 20 goals in his first season and won the Premier League title. This season has started very differently: no goals since May, no starts, and Kai Havertz leading the line. It is aggressive drift phonk with a sliding cowbell riff and distorted 808s, sung in his own voice. Two verses and a rising run-up land on one call, "mask back on", his famous celebration. Then the beat switches into a double-time verse about everything he has already done, and the run-up comes round again.

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Gyökeres Song: Mask Back On Lyrics

They say I lost my touch. Say I never shoot enough. Gyökeres, on the bench, it's rough. But I'm Swedish steel, built tough. 54 for Sporting in a single year. Every keeper in Portugal lived in fear. Hands to my face and the mask appears. Now the net's gone quiet and the doubters cheer. Havertz got the shirt, Havertz got the final. Havertz got the start. I'm the square peg now, they say I never fit the part. Bad first touch, they say. Sweden, clear the way. One clean strike. And the mask comes back to life. I climbed from Coventry to Lisbon when nobody would bet. I don't need your faith, I only need the net. Gyökeres. Mask back on. The 9 ain't gone. Give me one real chance. I'll make the Emirates dance. Gyökeres. Mask back on. The 9 ain't gone. 20 goals in year one. And you think that I'm done. Double time, switch the flow, feel the engine start. 22 years they waited, and I played my part. 54 in Lisbon, 20 more in red and white. Champions of England, I was in it for the fight. Now they write me off, say the goals won't last (last, last). Hands to my face, I'm reaching for the mask (mask). Every chance is a question, every shot is the task. Watch me answer every critic that ever had to ask. Mask on, mask on, mask on, mask on. Mask on, mask on, mask on. Havertz got the shirt, Havertz got the final. Havertz got the start. I'll take the scraps, the last 10 minutes, and I'll tear the game apart. Bad first touch, they say. Arsenal, clear the way. One clean strike. And the mask comes back to life. I climbed from Coventry to Lisbon when nobody would bet. I don't need your faith, I only need the net. Gyökeres. Mask back on. The 9 ain't gone. Give me one real chance. I'll make the Emirates dance. Gyökeres. Mask back on. The 9 ain't gone. 20 goals in year one. And you think that I'm done. Gyökeres.

FAQ

How many goals did Gyökeres score in his first Arsenal season?

Viktor Gyökeres scored more than 20 goals in all competitions in 2025-26, his first season at Arsenal. He was the first Arsenal player to reach 20 goals in a debut season since Alexis Sánchez in 2014-15.

How many goals did Gyökeres score for Sporting?

Gyökeres scored 54 goals in 52 appearances for Sporting CP in 2024-25, the season before he joined Arsenal in July 2025.

Why is Gyökeres not starting for Arsenal?

Kai Havertz has been Mikel Arteta's first-choice striker at the start of 2026-27. Havertz started and scored in the 2026 Champions League final, and Gyökeres has not started a Premier League game this season.

What does the Gyökeres mask celebration mean?

Gyökeres interlocks his fingers over his mouth and nose to make a mask. It is a nod to the Batman villain Bane, and he says he came up with it with friends on holiday.

Did Arsenal win the Premier League in 2025-26?

Yes. Arsenal won the 2025-26 Premier League, their first league title in 22 years, in Gyökeres' first season at the club.

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