[Verse 1] Born in the dark of a waiting room rumor Name on a clipboard Lost in the file Learned how to laugh from a TV drama Copied the lines Practiced the smile “If I pretend Maybe it’s real” Little kid promise to an empty seat Hands reaching out through the glowstick color She learned to love strangers who stayed on their feet Spotlight burns on borrowed skin Stage name stitched where a home should’ve been Paper smile Plastic crown They clap louder when I push it down Candy words that I learned to sell “I love you all” like a little spell Backstage mirror Glitter and rain An autograph over old pain [Chorus] I was shining Shining Shining But the dark knew the back door “All for you” was the line I swore I was lying Smiling Dying You saw a star Nothing more Still I left my heart On the dressing room floor [Verse 2] Runaway From a crib with no goodnights Traded lullabies For long rehearsals Blinding lights She kissed the camera Candy words on tired breath Learned that love can be performed Right up to death [Bridge] Then two hearts Kicked back from the dark Little pulses Writing names on her scars "Aqua Ruby" Soft against fluorescent gloom Hidden crib In that too-bright waiting room Real warmth In her shaking Painted hands For a moment She was more than all the fans [Chorus] I was shining Shining Shining But the dark knew the back door “All for you” was the line I swore I was lying Smiling Dying You saw a star Nothing more Still I left my heart On the dressing room floor [Verse 3] Tiny shoes by the makeup case Two soft hands reaching for my face “Mom You’re late ” with a sleepy grin First real love sneaking past my skin Secret names in a quiet flat Cartoons low Mask hung on the rack Golden child on a midnight screen Fading out of my own dream [Chorus] I was shining Shining Shining But the dark knew the back door “All for you” was the line I swore I was lying Smiling Dying You saw a star Nothing more Still I left my heart On the dressing room floor [Bridge] Doorbell rings in the afterglow Bouquet shook by a trembling hold “I came for love” is the last I hear Red blooms bright Then the world disappears [low vocal register] Tell them I meant it Every fake “I care” Tell them I found it In two breaths of air If love was a story I learned too late Let them rewrite it Past this fate
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