[Verse 1] Velvet curtain in my throat Dust and thunder in my lungs I taste rust on every note Blessed by shadows Nailed by tongues Mirror’s cracking Wide and thin Painted faces crowd my skin [Chorus] Still The show goes on Under crowns of broken glass I burn I bow I’m gone But the echo wears my mask When the bright ones fade And the faithful leave at dawn Write my name in stagehouse ash The show goes on Goes on [Verse 2] Cheap carnations on the seat Glow like wounds in borrowed light Choir of strangers at my feet Sing my faults in black and white Halo crooked Slipping low Yet they line up for the glow [Chorus] Still The show goes on Under crowns of broken glass I burn I bow I’m gone But the echo wears my mask When the bright ones fade And the faithful leave at dawn Write my name in stagehouse ash The show goes on Goes on [Bridge] [Choir rises Drums drop to half-time] Raise your hands like feathered knives (oh) Cut the silence from the sky I was buried while alive Yet my laughter learned to fly Every sin a silver key Turn the lock Unchain the scene [Chorus] Still The show goes on Under crowns of broken glass I burn I bow I’m gone But the echo wears my mask When the bright ones fade And the faithful leave at dawn Write my name in stagehouse ash The show goes on Goes on [Outro] Take my seat Inherit flame Wear the weight Repeat my name ‘Til the last dark house is gone The show goes on Goes on (goes on)
