My life is a musical I know how to put on a pretty pathetic show I hide backstage, keep the curtains closed 'Cause I'm scared, I'm scared
I'm getting pretty good at feeding them the lines they like But I don't recognize the girl that I face each night I can compromise 'till I'm convinced it's right
PRE-CHORUS: What happened to the girl who could overlook the world? She never gave a second thought to what the other people thought What happened to the dream of rejecting the routine 'Cause it never worked for me
CHORUS: I'm gonna burn this theater down And pray to God for the strength to help me face the crowd I wanna live like I lost the script And scream every line like this is it
They say all the world's a stage Rewriting your identity is all the rage Well, next act, please, I'd like a change I don't really like pretending this way
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BRIDGE: And the sad thing is we're all in on the action We're all holding our breath waiting for a reaction Ah, you play your part and I'll be playing with matches And if you'd like a show, you can follow the ashes