[Verse 1] I missed my line again Bit my tongue, played pretend Spilled my script on the floor Still you asked for more I wore the wrong face home Tried to move like a drone But the room kept looking in Like it knew where I'd been [Pre-Chorus] And every sign says wait But my heart won't stay I hear the count-in now No time to back out [Chorus] Life's teleprompter Wants you to stay on que Stay on que For when the lights go blue Life's teleprompter Keeps that line in view Stay on que So I say yes and move [Verse 2] You can fold the page Still the next one waits Ink on your fingertips Truth in the little slips I learned to breathe between The words I couldn't clean Even when I drifted off Something pulled me soft [Pre-Chorus] And every sign says wait But my heart won't stay I hear the count-in now No time to back out [Chorus] Life's teleprompter Wants you to stay on que Stay on que For when the lights go blue Life's teleprompter Keeps that line in view Stay on que So I say yes and move [Bridge] If I lose the thread If I shake, if I bend You can call me back I will learn that One more breath One more step One more line I can hit that [Verse 3] I found my voice in cracks In the places I lacked Where the mirror went cold I still let it hold Now I don't chase the spot I just give what I've got If the words come rough They still sound enough [Pre-Chorus] And every sign says wait But my heart won't stay I hear the count-in now No time to back out [Chorus] Life's teleprompter Wants you to stay on que Stay on que For when the lights go blue Life's teleprompter Keeps that line in view Stay on que So I say yes and move [Verse 4] When the room goes still And the air turns chill I can feel the cue Like it knows me too So I lift my chin Let the new scene in If I miss one beat I still land on my feet [Pre-Chorus] And every sign says wait But my heart won't stay I hear the count-in now No time to back out [Chorus] Life's teleprompter Wants you to stay on que Stay on que For when the lights go blue Life's teleprompter Keeps that line in view Stay on que So I say yes and move [Verse 5] Call it wrong, call it real That's the way I heal Every word I drop Turns the lock and stop I don't need the perfect take I just need the shake Then I walk out clean Like I meant what I mean [Pre-Chorus] And every sign says wait But my heart won't stay I hear the count-in now No time to back out [Chorus] Life's teleprompter Wants you to stay on que Stay on que For when the lights go blue Life's teleprompter Keeps that line in view Stay on que So I say yes and move
