[Verse 1] Wednesday matinee, twelve people in the seats Hairspray and adrenaline before the curtain parts I built a name from nothing on these aching feet Ten years of glue-gun feathers sewn with bleeding heart Sweat beneath the rhinestones, blisters under lace A name I chose, a name I earned - it was my only face They whispered showgirl and they meant this girl Before a bigger name consumed my little world [Pre-Chorus] I was the original Before the carbon copy played I was the ritual Before the replica was made [Chorus] Her name was mine Before the stadium stole the sign Her name was mine Every feather, every line You took the title, took the crown Took the words I built my whole life around Her name was mine And now nobody knows [Verse 2] I danced for twenty people on a Tuesday night You danced for twenty thousand on the TV screen Same word, same costume, different kind of light Mine was ten-year flame that nobody has seen I was the showgirl when the room was small Now the room is millions and I'm not there at all They hear my title but they see your face My costume's in a box - yours fills the space [Pre-Chorus] I was the heartbeat Before the echo filled the room I was the first beat Before the louder version bloomed [Chorus] Her name was mine Before the stadium stole the sign Her name was mine Every feather, every line You took the title, took the crown Took the words I built my whole life around Her name was mine And now nobody knows [Bridge] I'm not bitter - I'm invisible Which is worse when you were once the show You get the world tour and the album title I get the question: Who had it first, though? [Outro] Her name was mine Before the biggest star aligned Her name was mine The showgirl in the smaller clothes You didn't steal my spotlight You made the whole world forget I glow Her name was mine And I'm still standing in the wings
