[Intro: Vaulting furnace-lunged female rock singer, vaulting, belted] Headset on, lights up, I am not center [Verse 1: Vaulting furnace-lunged female rock singer, vaulting, belted] Headliner lost her voice an hour before the door Manager looked at me like I was leftover chore They wanted center stage, a bow, a borrowed dress I stayed in the wings with a headset and a yes Work light on the boards like a stubborn little sun Empty mic stand waiting for a voice that would not come I sang the set from shadow where the cable snake runs Whole room heard a lead who never took the front [Hook: Vaulting furnace-lunged female rock singer, belted, vaulting, loud] Headset night, I do not need the mark Wings are wide enough to land the spark If the stand stays hungry that is fine by me Sound is still a lead when you cannot see [Verse 2: Vaulting furnace-lunged female rock singer, vaulting, harder] Dressing room mirror had a hairline glint of glass I watched my mouth move in a broken little pass Cue left, cue right, stage manager in my ear Count was clean, my lungs were somehow clear Crowd kept cheering at a body that was gone I fed them every chorus from the dark they leaned on No bow, no flowers, no stolen encore speech Just a woman in the wings within belting reach [Hook: Vaulting furnace-lunged female rock singer, belted, vaulting, loud] Headset night, I do not need the mark Wings are wide enough to land the spark If the stand stays hungry that is fine by me Sound is still a lead when you cannot see [Bridge: Vaulting furnace-lunged female rock singer, hairline glint, vaulting, belted] Hairline glint across the glass Shows a lead who will not pass Mic stand lonely in the light I am louder out of sight [Verse 3: Vaulting furnace-lunged female rock singer, vaulting, final push] After curtain they asked me if I wanted credit loud I said the headset still was warm, that was enough for now Leave the work light burning for the understudy kind Some of us were built to lift the room from behind [Hook: Vaulting furnace-lunged female rock singer, belted, vaulting, loud] Headset night, I do not need the mark Wings are wide enough to land the spark If the stand stays hungry that is fine by me Sound is still a lead when you cannot see [Outro: Vaulting furnace-lunged female rock singer, belted soft then huge, amp tone rings out and fades] Hairline glint, headset warm Wings stay open after storm [End]