Lights out

[Intro – Whispered, Funk Groove Building] Lights out, baby—shh, don’t speak. You only see me during the week. Smile for the crowd, fade to gray, You don’t know who I am when the lights decay. [Verse 1] Daytime darling, headline glow, Polished words for the late-night show. Handshakes, flashbulbs, all polite, But I crawl out hungry when it’s night. Got charm for sale and a velvet tone, But the lies get loud when I’m alone. Mirror cracked, can’t hide the seams— Even monsters look clean in silver screens. [Pre-Chorus] I’m what happens when the cameras fade, A masterpiece built to masquerade. Don’t trust the one who talks too sweet— They’re just hiding something underneath. [Chorus] Lights out—tell me who you are now. When no one’s watching, when no one’s around. Do you laugh or do you break down? Lights out, lights out—show me now. Lights out—turn the virtue down. Let the masks drop, let the wolves come out. You think you’re clean, you think you’re proud— Lights out, baby—let’s find out. [Verse 2] I shake the hands, I play the part, Good intentions, plastic heart. I’m smooth and cruel, a polished edge, A shadow walking on a ledge. They love my charm, they love my face, But I’m a stain you can’t erase. You want the truth? It cuts too deep— I’m the secret you can’t keep. [Pre-Chorus] I’m what happens when the lights go black, All my kindness don’t come back. Gold-plated grin, shadowed vow— Who’s the honest one now? [Chorus] Lights out—tell me who you are now. When no one’s watching, when no one’s around. Do you laugh or do you break down? Lights out, lights out—show me now. Lights out—turn the virtue down. Let the masks drop, let the wolves come out. You think you’re clean, you think you’re proud— Lights out, baby—let’s find out. [Bridge – Funk Breakdown, Smooth but Dark] Under the covers, truth gets rough, Good hearts bend when the night’s enough. Smiles fade, and shadows bloom, We all look worse without perfume. I’m the grin you trust, the lie you love, The pretty face you can’t get rid of. I talk in gold, I move in heat— I’m the taste you can’t repeat. [Final Chorus] Lights out—tell me who you are now. When no one’s watching, when no one’s around. Do you laugh or do you break down? Lights out, lights out—show me now. Lights out—turn the virtue down. Let the masks drop, let the wolves come out. You think you’re clean, you think you’re proud— Lights out, baby—let’s find out. [Outro – Fading Groove, Whispered Vocals] Lights out… The mask stays on. Goodnight, darling— The monster’s home.