The Cabaret Is Over (Remix)

[Verse 1] The red curtain hangs By a bent brass rod Your glass on the stage Still warm from the nod The last gold confetti Sticks to my sleeve You bowed to the room Then forgot me [Pre-Chorus] Now the chairs are turned And the crowd is gone I hear your shoes On the empty floorboards [Chorus] The cabaret is over (over, over) The cabaret is over (over, over) Pack up your smile Take your velvet tricks The cabaret is over And I won’t clap for this [Verse 2] Your line was a blade With a jeweled little grin You kissed like a vow Then you vanished again The mirror got cracks Where your name used to be I wipe off the shine Let it finally breathe [Pre-Chorus] Now the lights go low And the masks fall flat I’m done with the act Done with all of that [Chorus] The cabaret is over (over, over) The cabaret is over (over, over) Pack up your smile Take your velvet tricks The cabaret is over And I won’t clap for this [Bridge] No more blood on the lace No more roses tossed I learned that applause Can hide what it costs So keep your encore For somebody new I’m stepping offstage I’m stepping through [Final Chorus] The cabaret is over (over, over) The cabaret is over (over, over) Pack up your smile Take your velvet tricks The cabaret is over And I won’t clap for this The cabaret is over (over, over)