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- AFTER THE CURTAIN FALLS -


Your secrets fold and cave in
They disolve and blow away
Blow me a kiss and say goodbye
It's all a dream and now you're exposed
The truth is warped and twisted
The face without it's mask so ugly and despised

Smile your smile
And strike that pose one more time
The camera's turned off
It's over now
The lights stop glowing, the stars fade in the sky
And in the cold light of morning
The glamour begins to crumble

The cold bites your skin
With no one around you
To keep you warm and protected
Exposure settles on your head and forms your crown

The glitter is swept away with discarded memories after the curtain falls
And backstage becomes just another room you're left alone in
Reminders of days long past turn to dust in your hands

You go to sleep
Sleepless, dreamless
Their voices and the laughter invade your thoughts
Wake up, and it starts all over again

When the curtain falls, real life doesn't begin
It comes crashing in.