Different Curtain Call

[Intro: theatrical piano, velvet synth]

[Verse 1: melodic conversational flow]
The curtain rose, I stepped into the light
And found a role that somehow fit just right
The audience is warm, the story's sweet
But other scripts are scattered at my feet

[Pre-Chorus: swelling harmonies]
Every line I never got to say
Belongs to someone I could play

[Chorus: dramatic octave leaps]
I'm giving everything to this performance
But dreaming of another stage
I know this story has a happy ending
Still I want to turn another page
[Soaring sustained vocal]
How can I give this life my all
While wishing for a different curtain call?

[Break: half-time 808, cascading keys]

[Bridge: vulnerable falsetto]
There is no understudy for my heart
No second stage where I can restart
And while the crowd is cheering me
I'm mourning who I'll never be

[Final Hook: layered harmonies]
The spotlight's warm, the story's mine
Why do I dream of other lines?

[Outro: piano resolves]
And still I take my bow.