[Intro: theatrical piano, velvet synth] [Verse 1: melodic conversational flow] The curtain rose, I stepped into the light And found a role that somehow fit just right The audience is warm, the story's sweet But other scripts are scattered at my feet [Pre-Chorus: swelling harmonies] Every line I never got to say Belongs to someone I could play [Chorus: dramatic octave leaps] I'm giving everything to this performance But dreaming of another stage I know this story has a happy ending Still I want to turn another page [Soaring sustained vocal] How can I give this life my all While wishing for a different curtain call? [Break: half-time 808, cascading keys] [Bridge: vulnerable falsetto] There is no understudy for my heart No second stage where I can restart And while the crowd is cheering me I'm mourning who I'll never be [Final Hook: layered harmonies] The spotlight's warm, the story's mine Why do I dream of other lines? [Outro: piano resolves] And still I take my bow.
