Sam: I stand here waiting For you to bang the gong To crash the critic saying, "Is it right or is it wrong?"
If only fame had an IV baby Could I bear (Bear, bear) Being away from you I've found the vein, put it in here
Blaine: I live for the applause, applause, applause
Artie (with Ryder): I live for the applause-plause Live for the applause-plause (Live for the)
Ryder: Way that you cheer and scream for me The applause, applause, applause
Marley with Artie, Blaine, Ryder, and Sam: Give me that thing that I love (Sam: I’ll turn the lights on) Put your hands up, make ‘em touch, touch (Blaine and Sam: Make it real loud) Give me that thing that I love (Sam: I’ll turn the lights on) Put your hands up, make ‘em touch, touch (Blaine: Make it real loud)
Ryder with Artie, Blaine, Marley, and Sam: A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie: Make it real loud) A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie and Marley: Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch) A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie: Make it real loud) A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie and Marley: Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch)
Sam: I've overheard your theory ‘Nostalgia’s for geeks!’
Ryder: I guess sir, if you say so Some of us just like to read
Artie: One second I’m a Kunst Then suddenly, the Kunst is me Pop culture was in art, now Art’s in pop culture, in me
Blaine with Artie, Marley, Ryder, and Sam: I live for the applause, applause, applause
Artie with Blaine, Marley, Ryder, and Sam: I live for the applause-plause Live for the applause-plause
Marley and Ryder with Artie, Blaine, and Sam: Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me The applause, applause, applause
Marley with Artie, Blaine, Ryder, and Sam: Give me that thing that I love (Sam: I’ll turn the lights on) Put your hands up, make ‘em touch, touch (Blaine and Sam: Make it real loud) Give me that thing that I love (Sam: I’ll turn the lights on) Put your hands up, make ‘em touch, touch (Blaine: Make it real loud)
Ryder with Artie, Blaine, Marley, and Sam: A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie: Make it real loud) A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie and Marley: Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch) A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie: Make it real loud) A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie and Marley: Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch)
Artie: Now!
Marley with Blaine, Ryder, and Sam (Artie): Touch, touch (Ooo-ooo!) Touch, touch now, (Oh woa-woa-woah!) (Oh woa-woa-woah!) Now, now, now, now, (Oh woa-woa-woa-woah!) Now, now, now, now
Blaine and Marley: I live for the applause, applause, applause
Artie and Marley (with Ryder): I live for the applause-plause Live for the applause-plause (Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me)
Marley and Ryder (Artie): The applause (The applause!) Applause, applause (Yeah!)
Marley with Blaine, Ryder, and Sam (Artie): Give me that thing that I love (Sam: I’ll turn the lights on) Put your hands up, make ‘em touch, touch (Oh whoa! Woah!) (Blaine and Sam: Make it real loud) Give me that thing that I love (Give me, give me, yeah!) (Sam: I’ll turn the lights on) Put your hands up, make ‘em touch, touch (Put 'em up, oh!) (Blaine: Make it real loud)
Ryder with Blaine, Marley, and Sam (Artie): A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Blaine: Make it real loud) (Ooh!) A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Marley: Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch) (Blaine: Make it real loud!) A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Blaine: Make it real loud) (Oh whoa! Oh whoa!) A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Marley: Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch) (Oh whoa, ooh!)
Marley with Artie, Blaine, Ryder, and Sam: A-R-T-P-O-P