[Verse 1 — muted bass, ticking rim] I built the sunrise out of painted wood Changed every line till you said it was good A hundred cues that I landed on time You only heard the one I left behind [Pre-Chorus — staggered harmonies] The spotlight warms the place where I should stand I'm underneath the stage with ropes in hand [Chorus — soaring, syncopated] Another scene, another change Another smile beyond my range I give my nights to fix your view You count the one thing I can't do I'd strike the set, let daylight through But people in the wings still need it too (Need it too, need it too) [Bridge — halftime] My unwritten play is gathering dust I hold the curtain 'cause somebody must [Outro — layered voices] One more bow for someone else's show One more night my own words go unknown
