Backstage dim lights kiss the faded rouge
I strip the mask but not my deluge
You play reunion I swallow the parting
The world hears only melodies soothing
Curtains fall but hearts don’t lie
Every act a truth we hide
In the glow of a fleeting sigh
We sing and vanish
Side by side
Painted faces
Stories collide
Truth and illusion blur inside
The stage is vast
The soul confined
We dance for them
For us we’re blind
Strings hum secrets
Drums beat pain
Behind the notes
Tears remain
Each applause
A fleeting chain
Binding dreams to joy and strain
Curtains fall but hearts don’t lie
Every act a truth we hide
In the glow of a fleeting sigh
We sing and vanish
Side by side