[Verse 1] Cancel my ticket to your show I've seen this act I know how it goes If you had real feelings you'd let me go But you need an audience For your pain to be known You keep changing character halfway through Say it's love But it's all about you Late-night calls when your heart breaks Then you vanish and I’m the one who aches [Chorus] Tell the truth You don't really want me You just want an audience to your pain Someone in the front row Clapping while you fall apart again Tell the truth You don't really want me You just want a witness to your pain Someone who can watch you play your part And then you walk away again [Verse 2] Stop playing with my dreams Like they’re props in your play Build me up and then fade away You rehearse your lines Prepare to make me cry Then pull the curtain as you lie You emote hurt like an award winner Wait until I’m involved Then cut the scene and make me wonder I'm just a mirror for your endless tension And I'm tired of this reflection [Chorus] Tell the truth You don't really want me You just want an audience to your pain Someone in the front row Clapping while you fall apart again Tell the truth You don't really want me You just want a witness to your pain Someone who can watch you play your part And then you walk away again [Bridge] I’m walking out before the final act Forget your script I’m not coming back Find another heart to rehearse with tonight I’m done pretending this is right (verse 3) Dim the lights When you bring them up I won’t be sitting in the front row No more Play your part to an empty house Your running show is cancelled [Chorus] Tell the truth You don't really want me You just want an audience to your pain Someone in the front row Clapping while you fall apart again Tell the truth You don't really want me You just want a witness to your pain Someone who can watch you play your part And then you walk away again I was your number one fan Now I’m gone So rehearse being alone
