curtains (feat. Alyssa Castro & Pedro Garcia-Monroig)

The best performance of the night But the curtains were closed the entire time Me on an empty stage No one to see but I still flip the page To read the next line, Play the part right Under the bright lights With no one to see it I do my best to shine, But the more I try And the higher I fly Just more people are leaving So I give it a rest Maybe I tried my best And it still wasn't enough So I'll go home to cry And I might even lie To myself saying I don't feel crushed The best performance of anyone but they think I'm just doing this for fun How do I tell them I need their validation Need them to tell me that I've won Maybe i'm just not done Onto the next scene As the lights gleam Every step so clean Not a note out of tune I do my best to shine But the more I try And the higher I fly They're just clearing out the room So I give it a rest Maybe I tried my best And it still wasn't enough So I'll go home to cry And I might even lie To myself saying I don't feel crushed But I smile and accept Their fake compliments Pity praise for pity plays That I star in everyday But I still feel a mess Because although I impress I know its all fabricated, simulated Expectations so high But no matter how I fight It seems I fall short Time after time But I don't want their lies Not a participation prize So I restart and I try and I try and I try Up on this platform But its just a sad form For me to prove myself worthy And they come to my show But they'll never know That i've never felt so empty And maybe it's me and my Insatiable need For attention from every person i Please Or maybe it's them And their fake encouragement So i'll start again and again til I win.