[Verse 1] You keep the good words folded in your coat Wait for the perfect cue, the perfect note But every open door is closing too So take the room that's here in front of you [Pre-Chorus] The curtain doesn't tell us when it falls Your heart is already on the call [Chorus] Before the lights come up, give it all Say the thing before the curtain calls Don't save your best for one more chance This is the room, this is the dance Before the lights come up, be here Let your truest voice ring clear [Verse 2] The paint is peeling by the backstage stairs You laugh, you miss a line, nobody cares A hand reaches out across the dark One honest word can make a start [Pre-Chorus] The ending keeps its hour out of sight So make this moment count tonight [Chorus] Before the lights come up, give it all Say the thing before the curtain calls Don't save your best for one more chance This is the room, this is the dance Before the lights come up, be here Let your truest voice ring clear [Bridge] No promise of a second scene No perfect take, no in-between Turn while the doorway's open wide Put your whole heart on the line [Final Chorus] Before the lights come up, give it all Say the thing before the curtain calls Don't save your best for one more chance This is the room, this is the dance Before the lights come up, be here Let your truest voice ring clear [Outro] Be here, be here Before the lights come up
