[Verse 1] I learned the room by the turn of a head Kept every answer polished and ready I wore a smile like a borrowed coat And checked the seams whenever you spoke [Pre-Chorus] I kept asking, was that enough? Made every quiet moment perform Then the curtain shifted, the house went still And I heard my own pulse under the din [Chorus] I forgot the audience could leave Forgot I had a life beneath the scene No more counting every face I please I can miss a cue and still be me [Verse 2] There’s soup on the stove, a book by the sink A Sunday afternoon I never let in I called it selfish to want what I want While saving my best laugh for someone else’s front row [Pre-Chorus] I kept asking, was that enough? Made every quiet moment perform Now the stage door’s open, the air tastes plain I step outside and say my own name [Chorus] I forgot the audience could leave Forgot I had a life beneath the scene No more counting every face I please I can miss a cue and still be me [Bridge] If you love me, let me be unfinished Let me choose the song I hum alone I am not a role that needs permission I can take my ordinary hours home [Final Chorus] I forgot the audience could leave Now I feel the day come back to me No more counting every face I please I can miss a cue and still be me [Outro] The room is empty The kettle sings I stay for the life That happens between
