As The Lights Go Out lyrics

Stone cold, in the middle of a circus

But the lights are all on you

Try to fake a smile

But the curtain draws on you

When the crowd begins to cheer

It's a sign that the end is drawing near

Presenting the world

When the lights go out...

The tears fade, right before their very eyes

But yours begin to shed

Fake it for a while but the coursing darkness treads

For behind each casting art

Is the image of a man who's torn apart

Escaping the world

When the lights go out...

Fear not, I have descended

Before you even knew

I only told the might of you

The smile you see, can't comprehend it

But I died too long ago

So every time I start the show

I drop the act and away I go

Stone froze, for a friend with the message

But the message failed to send

Too many times I bailed, cause the show's about to end

Like an intermittent break

Like a purgatory sending me to shake

I walk off the stage

And the lights go out...

You would have never believed me while smiling

You would have stopped to intrigue while I'm frowning

You would have helped just to shake it off

But it bled me dry

Maybe you're not supposed to know

But would it kill you to just remind yourself I'm gone?

I'm broken again

As the lights go out...

Fear not, I have descended

Before you even knew

I only told the might of you

The smile you see, can't comprehend it

But I died too long ago

So every time I start the show

I drop the act and away I go

By the time you hear me cry

I'll have lost you through thousands of voices

All blinded by the sounds

No remorse for me is found

And I am not meant to be chained to the ground

I have no soul

Have no goal

Have no promises

Yet the mask is sealed away!

So every time I take my leave

Oh darkness, please. Oh just leave me be

Holding on for life

I can't let you know why I am alive!

Fear not, I have descended

Before you even knew

I only told the might of you

The smile you see, can't comprehend it

But I died too long ago

So every time I start the show

I drop the act and away I go

By the time this little number ends

I'm gone

And you can't cure my mind