[OPEN] Roll camera. Hold the smile. Beautiful. For a while. [VERSE 1] Foyer floor. Cold and bright. Shoes wore circles through the night. Good impression. Bad goodbye. Life had plans. So did I. [REFRAIN] So there. It happened. Clean as film. Gone as light. Not forever. Still all right. [NEW VERSE 1] Back then you never saw fire. Now I walk in take it higher. Pearls on my neck, chasing empire. Quiet little heart made of wire. You had your chance, look at you now. I need no rule, I need no crown. I learned to shine when they pressed down. You thought I’d fall — so there, look now. [NEW VERSE 2] Back then I stood right in the wings. Now whole rooms rise up when I sing. Silk gloves, sharp eyes, champagne that rings. I make this room bow like a king. They knew the girl, not yet the star. I turned each scar to dark‑lit spar. Lift up the lights, see who we are. You wanted small — so there, here I am. [VERSE 2] Cameras rolled. We hit our marks. Someone dimmed the house to dark. Frames survive. People move. Funny what the reels can prove. [CHORUS] So there. It happened. I’ve got the floor to prove it. So there. It held. Long enough to leave a print. Pride in the picture. Ache in the cut. Beautiful work. Terrible luck. [VERSE 3] One lamp on. One cup there. Half the room already air. Boxes knew before I did. Very modern. Very grim. [ORCHESTRAL BREAK] Smile for the camera. Hold still. Again. Perfect. [TURN] Memory returns in excellent condition. The people? Less so. [FINAL CHORUS] So there. It happened. Not forever. Still happened. The frame stayed straight. The story did not. Something beautiful made the shot. [FINAL] Foyer floor. Cold. Hard. Still there. So am I. Cut. [HARD END]
