Theatre

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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 I face each night,
I can compromise till I'm convinced it's right

What happened to the girl
Who could overlook the world?
She never gave a second to what the other people thought,
What happened to the dream of rejecting the routine?
Cause they never worked for me

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 & 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

What happened to the girl who could overlook the world?
She never gave a second to what the other people thought,
What happened to the dream of rejecting the routine?
Cause they never worked for me

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!"

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!"

And the sad thing is we're all in on the action,
We're all holding our breath,
Waiting for a reaction,
You play your part,
I'll be playing with matches
And if you'd like a show,
You can follow the ashes

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!"

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!"