After the Curtain

The room goes dark,

I know the cue

Another night, another version of

you Smile for the balcony,

wave to the floor

Give them the ending they came here for (hah)

But when the

lights go down And there’s nobody around

Who am I

after the curtain? When the applause

disappears When the makeup

comes off

And the costume hits the chair

I’ve spent half my life performing

Like I had nothing left to hide But maybe the bravest thing

I ever did Was step

outside (oooh yeah)

There are photographs I barely remember Rooms that looked different by September

Everybody saw the glitter

Nobody saw me

counting every minute

I don’t need them to love me

I don’t need them to stay I can leave the stage empty

And still know

my name (ahhhh)

Who am I

after the curtain? When the applause

disappears

When the makeup

comes off And the costume hits the chair I’ve spent half my

life performing

Like I had nothing left to hide

Now I’m walking through the silence And I’m finally satisfied (finally satisfied, oh

yeah)

(ahhhh, after

the curtain...)