Once the lanes were still a quiet sigh
Now the streets are alive a vibrant high
Under the harsh lights where rest doth lie
Heavy makeup twirling in splendid attire
When life's a stage a grand display
The pretenders gleam their looks in array
Truth is cast aside in shadows it stays
Not for Show
Through every rise through every fall
It's my own beat my rhythm that calls wow~
Hands once held tight a bond so bright
Now across the world out of sight
In sycophantic cheers we lose our fight
Clashing tunes fleeting beats in the night
When life's a stage a grand display
The pretenders gleam their looks in array
Truth is cast aside in shadows it stays
Not for Show
Through every rise through every fall
It's my own beat my rhythm that calls wow~
While all the world's in a drunken spree
I'm the one awake alone you see
The mirror reflects a face a masquerade
When fake is real emotions evade
When life's a stage a grand display
The pretenders gleam their looks in array
Truth is cast aside in shadows it stays
Not for Show
Through every rise through every fall
It's my own beat my rhythm that calls wow~
As crowds depart the lights fade out
The masks are off the truth pokes about
In this life's grand show
Who let go of my hand who am I to vow
I must move on the next scene's near
It's my own flow Not For Show clear and sheer