[Intro] [Jangling chorus guitars and melodic bass. Tom-heavy drums build slowly. Vocals quiet and intimate.] Everybody's laughing... Everybody knows somebody... Everybody's here tonight... [Verse 1] Voices bouncing off the ceiling Colored lights across the floor Someone's telling old stories I've heard a hundred times before Someone puts a drink beside me Someone asks me where I've been I smile and say the right things Then disappear again Faces turning in the neon Hands reaching through the smoke I hear my name from somewhere... Like somebody else's joke [Pre-Chorus] The room keeps spinning faster The music grows too loud I know every single person here... But I don't feel it now [Chorus] I'm standing among the living With a hundred hearts in motion Everybody moving together I'm an island in the ocean Everybody's singing loudly Every hand raised to the sky I can feel the whole room breathing... Still somehow outside [Verse 2] A friend is dancing by the speakers Another waves me to the floor Everybody looks so beautiful Like they've been here before I should feel the same excitement I should disappear inside Instead I'm watching from a distance Standing somewhere behind my eyes [Pre-Chorus] The room keeps shining brighter The laughter rolls like rain For one strange moment I could vanish... And nothing here would change [Bridge] [Music drops to bass and chiming guitars.] Maybe everybody feels this Maybe nobody can tell Maybe we're all just lonely planets Passing close and calling it ourselves [Final Chorus] I'm standing among the living While the midnight lights keep turning Everybody burns together... I don't know why I'm not burning Everybody's faces glowing Like stars I've known my whole life And for one beautiful second... I feel completely alone tonight
