[Verse 1] They packed up the posters Tore the banners from the wall Glitter in the gutters Echoes in an empty hall I’m standing in the silence Where they used to call my name Spotlight burned to ashes But my heart still feels the flame [Chorus] This darkness is a stage I’m stepping through the shade If I can’t find the light I’ll blaze it from the pain The curtains may have fallen But I’m still on the page You can dim the world around me This darkness is a stage [Verse 2] I’ve juggled every promise Built a circus made of lies Smiles like painted masks Tears I hid behind my eyes I lost the ones who loved me Chasing every stranger’s cheer Now all that’s left is breathing And this ringing in my ears [Chorus] This darkness is a stage I’m stepping through the shade If I can’t find the light I’ll blaze it from the pain The curtains may have fallen But I’m still on the page You can dim the world around me This darkness is a stage [Bridge] What if every fall Was a cue to rise? What if every shadow Framed a new sunrise? I’m done with empty magic I’m done with borrowed crowns I’ll build a smaller heaven From the ruins on the ground (oh) [Chorus] This darkness is a stage I’m stepping through the shade If I can’t find the light I’ll blaze it from the pain The curtains may have fallen But I’m still on the page You can dim the world around me I’m brighter than the cage The greatest show inside me Begins here in the darkened stage