Life Between the Cues

[Verse 1]
I learned the room by the turn of a head
Kept every answer polished and ready
I wore a smile like a borrowed coat
And checked the seams whenever you spoke

[Pre-Chorus]
I kept asking, was that enough?
Made every quiet moment perform
Then the curtain shifted, the house went still
And I heard my own pulse under the din

[Chorus]
I forgot the audience could leave
Forgot I had a life beneath the scene
No more counting every face I please
I can miss a cue and still be me

[Verse 2]
There’s soup on the stove, a book by the sink
A Sunday afternoon I never let in
I called it selfish to want what I want
While saving my best laugh for someone else’s front row

[Pre-Chorus]
I kept asking, was that enough?
Made every quiet moment perform
Now the stage door’s open, the air tastes plain
I step outside and say my own name

[Chorus]
I forgot the audience could leave
Forgot I had a life beneath the scene
No more counting every face I please
I can miss a cue and still be me

[Bridge]
If you love me, let me be unfinished
Let me choose the song I hum alone
I am not a role that needs permission
I can take my ordinary hours home

[Final Chorus]
I forgot the audience could leave
Now I feel the day come back to me
No more counting every face I please
I can miss a cue and still be me

[Outro]
The room is empty
The kettle sings
I stay for the life
That happens between