Stageblood & Starlight

Velvet curtain

Dust in the beam

I lace my heartbeat

Into the seam

Powder and polish

Mask on my doubt

Practice a whisper

Turn it to shouts

Can they see my hands shaking?

Can they hear my name break? (oh)

Every fear I’ve been faking

Burns like a staircase

It’s all stageblood and starlight

Sweat on my collar

Gold on my eyes

I fall

I fly

In the same night

Laugh till I almost cry

If this is all just a story

Let them remember my lines

I’ll trade my shame for the glory

Bathed in the blinding signs

Tight little costume

Pins in my side

Smile like a weapon

Sharpened by pride

Inside I’m pacing

Miles in a cage

Outside I’m perfect

Written for stage

Every spotlight is hunting

Every heartbeat’s a cue (hey)

But I’m tired of just acting

I want the truth to come through

It’s all stageblood and starlight

Sweat on my collar

Gold on my eyes

I fall

I fly

In the same night

Laugh till I almost cry

If this is all just a story

Let them remember my lines

I’ll trade my shame for the glory

Bathed in the blinding signs

What if I miss my mark?

What if they see the scars?

What if the grand illusion

Falls apart?

Or maybe the real magic

Is shaking and still stay

Taking a final bow

For making it through the play (oh yeah)

It’s all stageblood and starlight

Sweat on my collar

Gold on my eyes

I fall

I fly

In the same night

Laugh till I almost cry

If this is all just a story

Write my name high in the sky

I’ll turn my fear into glory

Living this beautiful lie