Doppia

Chi è là? Chi canta nel mio nome? Sono io... e non sono io. La seconda voce. Twelve years of breath control — don't tell me how to scream Gold leaf on the balcony, blood under the seam They trained me to be beautiful, they trained me to be still So I trained the other one, and baby, she can kill Coloratura with a dagger in the trill Prima donna, no understudy, no will Hit the high C and the chandelier shakes Take my bow and the whole damn house breaks Sing it in Italian so it sounds polite Translate it: I will end you Thursday night Velvet rope, velvet throat, velvet in the fist Every girl who doubted me is on the list Feel that? That's the floor giving out Third act, no curtain, no doubt Count me in — uno, due, tre— DOPPIA! (Doppia) Two of me, two of me, both of us bad DOPPIA! (Doppia) One takes the flowers, one takes the blade Take a bow, take a bow Encore, encore — she's out now Take a bow, take a bow La doppia, la doppia, la— I'm the one with the mascara running down Don't curtsy, don't dim it, don't sit down She's the aria, I'm the amplifier She's the candle, bitch, I'm the choir on fire Nobody booked me, I broke through the wall Nobody taught me, I just took it all You clapped for the polite one, that was your mistake Now I'm in the pit and the pit's on quake Four on the floor and a knife in the strobe Rosary, rhinestones, rip up the robe Call the conductor, tell him lose the sheet Opera don't need a score when the shadow's got the beat Sopra la voce, sotto la pelle Bruciano tutte le stelle You wanted a diva, you got two One signs the contract, one comes through DOPPIA! (Doppia) Two of me, two of me, both of us bad DOPPIA! (Doppia) One takes the flowers, one takes the blade Take a bow, take a bow Encore, encore — she's out now Take a bow, take a bow La doppia, la doppia, la— I was the girl in the gilded box I was the note they held too long I was the silence between the shots I was the pretty part of the song E adesso... adesso canto io. (And now... now I sing.) Not the ghost — the mirror Not the whisper — the roar Say her name, say her name She's not behind me anymore DOPPIA! (Doppia) Two of me, two of me, both of us bad DOPPIA! (Doppia) One takes the flowers, one takes the blade Take a bow, take a bow (Doppia) Encore, encore — she's out now (Doppia) Take a bow, take a bow La doppia, la doppia, la— Chi è là? Both of us. Sempre... tutte e due.