[Intro – Voice 1] Five minutes... [Voice 2] Until the lights go out. [Both] And nobody knows who we are When there's no audience. [Verse 1 – Voice 1] I know exactly when to smile I know exactly what to say Turn every little broken piece Into something pretty on display They see the glitter in my eyes They see the confidence I wear But nobody ever asks me If I'm really happy there [Verse 2 – Voice 2] I know exactly how to fight I know exactly how to hide Build another wall around me Keep the whole world outside They think that I don't feel a thing That nothing gets underneath my skin But being strong for everyone Gets exhausting in the end [Pre-Chorus – Voice 1] When the cameras turn away... [Voice 2] When the crowd has gone... [Voice 1] Who are we without the noise? [Voice 2] Who are we when no one's watching? [Chorus – Both] When there's no audience You don't have to smile for me You don't have to shine You don't have to be what they believe When there's no audience You can finally let it show Close the curtain, kill the lights And let the real you take control No applause No perfect scene No one telling us Who we're supposed to be When there's no audience... [Voice 1] You can just be you. [Voice 2] And I'll just be me. [Post-Chorus – Both] No lights No cameras No reason to pretend No crowd No pressure Just us in the end. [Verse 3 – Voice 1] Sometimes I wish I could disappear Just for one night, just for a while Not because I hate this life I just get tired of holding the smile Everyone loves the version of me That never falls and never breaks But you can hear the silence Behind every breath I fake [Verse 4 – Voice 2] Sometimes I want to say I'm scared But the words get caught inside I've built this image for so long I don't know where the real me hides But you don't look at me like that You never ask me to be strong You let me sit here in the dark And tell me nothing's wrong [Pre-Chorus – Both] Maybe we're more than the roles That everybody wants us to play Maybe the strongest thing we do Is let those roles fall away [Chorus – Both] When there's no audience You don't have to smile for me You don't have to shine You don't have to be what they believe When there's no audience You can finally let it show Close the curtain, kill the lights And let the real you take control No applause No perfect scene No one telling us Who we're supposed to be When there's no audience... We can finally breathe. [Rap – Voice 2] Yeah— Everybody wants the version That looks good in the frame Perfect little headline Perfect little name But nobody sees the pressure Nobody sees the cost How many times you find yourself And how many times you're lost Smile for the picture Pose for the screen Everybody loves perfection Till they see what's underneath So let them have the spotlight Let them have the show When that final curtain falls That's when I finally know— [Rap – Voice 1] I don't need a million eyes To tell me who I am Don't need another perfect moment That nobody understands You saw me with my makeup gone My confidence running low And somehow that's the version You still choose to know So turn the music down Let the silence stay Maybe we don't need a crowd To know we're okay [Bridge – Voice 1] You can cry... [Voice 2] You can fall... [Voice 1] You don't have to stand so tall. [Voice 2] You can lose... [Voice 1] You can break... [Both] I will still be here when the lights fade. [Build – Both] Let the world keep watching Let them think they know There's a part of us They'll never own Behind the curtain Behind the fame When nobody's looking... We're still the same. [Final Chorus – Both] When there's no audience You don't have to smile for me You don't have to shine You don't have to be what they believe When there's no audience We can finally let it show Close the curtain, kill the lights And let the real us take control No applause No perfect scene No more hiding In between When there's no audience... [Voice 1] Stay. [Voice 2] Don't leave. [Both] This is who we really are When nobody sees. [Outro – Both] The lights are gone... The crowd is gone... And we're still here. No audience. No pretending.
