At the Theatre

Lean into my side like the soft rain Now that it falls almost every day (Almost every d-every day) Looked back through the beaded curtains Your face in shadow now Strange sound coming from your throat You spit it out I don't know what it meant Was I supposed to see it Meant to see it Gave me the kind of spooks You don't wanna get at night Conjuring by candlelight Why don't you give up trying to look so mean Like you're never phased Sit back and watch the show As the curtains raise There on the stage A lady dressed in ocean blue You cry out to her Like a mourner from the pew All heads now snap to you You feel the mistake You can't catch a break no "This ain't your mother's funeral boy You can't just shake your neighbour and Ask them why and expect them to understand" (Ask them why and expect them to understand) Understand To understand you To understand you Mmm Share a cigarette on the balcony I always forget how to light 'em So you do it for me Sit and sing my silly songs to the birds I thank you for it Though I know you long for the crowd Just flash me a wicked smile Right before you're up Let me know you're on my side Even as the heavens pull back the tide I don't want to take credit for All of your bad moods They're just so finely crafted Though I fear I'm overlooked Somewhere buried in the names No one really cares to see Like you don't really care to care for me All heads now snap to you You know Surgical light isn't this damn bright "You know you gotta Keep it together man There's no time for screaming at the theatre Not even for the cowering playwright!" ("Sir we are going to have to ask you to leave.")