[Verse 1] I trace the ledger in the gold-lit hall The heavy numbers, they are standing tall They tell a story of a great success But fail to mention all the quiet stress The applause is just a vibration in the floor I leave the theater and I want some more I want a feeling that won't just erase And leave me staring at an empty space [Pre-Chorus] It's just a cycle of a glowing screen I am the ghost within the great machine I'm reaching high into the empty blue And finding nothing that is truly true [Chorus] But everything I touch, it turns into semimonthly! I only feel the spark when the calendar is lonely! I am a queen of glass, waiting on the throne To find a feeling that I finally can call my own But everything I touch, it turns into semimonthly! I only feel the spark when the calendar is lonely! I am a queen of glass, waiting on the throne To find a feeling that I finally can call my own [Verse 2] I watch the city lights from way on high They look like diamonds scattered in the sky They are so beautiful but oh so cold A million stories that are never told I walk the carpet in my finest gown The cameras flash as they are looking down I wear a smile like it's a coat of mail To hide a heart that is so thin and frail [Pre-Chorus] It's just a cycle of a glowing screen I am the ghost within the great machine I'm reaching high into the empty blue And finding nothing that is truly true [Chorus] But everything I touch, it turns into semimonthly! I only feel the spark when the calendar is lonely! I am a queen of glass, waiting on the throne To find a feeling that I finally can call my own But everything I touch, it turns into semimonthly! I only feel the spark when the calendar is lonely! I am a queen of glass, waiting on the throne To find a feeling that I finally can call my own [Bridge] (The music swells dramatically into a chaotic, cinematic climax) Is it fate? Is it math? Is it chemical? Is the way we're falling apart just historical? I'm a monument to nothing, a statue made of glass Watching all the seasons and the semimonthlies pass! I want it permanent! I want it tangible! I want a love that isn't so damn manageable!
