Your Open Case

You catch the sea of faces blending in The lights turn on across the stage You dreamed a crowd this big would be there waiting A penny to your name, yet here you are Your stomach turns Inside it burns A nickel's worth of coal found on the street But this pressure that you feel my friend Can shape that piece of coal into a gem Believe it, I can see 'Cause it's shining through your eyes And I can see it on your face You are more than just the empty change They're throwing straight into your open case Isn't it time to let the world know your name? A dime a dozen songs left painted gold Means more to them than all the time you've spent and sold But now we're here on stage, and I can say without a doubt Your music means the world to me, so don't burn out It's all in sight This starlit night You're thinking this all must be a mistake But when butterflies float through your head A quarter of the way you've gone instead Believe it, I can see 'Cause it's shining through your eyes And I can see it on your face You are more than just the empty change They're throwing straight into your open case Isn't it time to let the world know your name? 'Cause it's shining through your eyes And I can see it on your face You are more than just the empty change They're throwing straight into your open case Isn't it time to let the world know your name?