SPIRO Madison – You Stole The Show (Lyrics)
(Verse 1)
The house lights are down and the curtain is drawn
But you’re still center stage, even though I am gone
You’ve got a way with the lines that you choose
Making “I’m sorry” sound like “I’ve got nothing to lose”
I was the shadow, the girl in the wings
While you were the one pulling all of the strings.
(Pre-Chorus)
I gave you the heart, you gave me the script
I stayed on the path while the floorboards all slipped
Now the audience is gone and the seats are all bare
But you’re bowing to ghosts like they’re actually there.
(Chorus)
Yeah, you stole the show, left me out in the cold
Trading our silver for your tinsel gold
You played the martyr, you played the saint
While I’m in the lobby, starting to faint
It was all for the drama, the highs and the lows
I was just a visitor… and you stole the show.
(Verse 2)
You’re good at the exits, you’ve practiced them well
You leave just enough smoke for the people to smell
They see the charisma, the flash in your eyes
They don’t see the hollow behind the disguise
I was the anchor, but you wanted the wind
Now I’m just a witness to where you have been.
(Bridge)
(Vocal builds, heavy drums enter)
Did you get the applause? Did it fill up the hole?
Did you feel like a king when you sold off my soul?
I’m tired of watching, I’m tired of the part
Where I’m just a prop in your “work of art”
Take your final bow, walk into the light
I’m finally leaving the theater tonight!
(Chorus)
’Cause you stole the show, left me out in the cold
Trading our silver for your tinsel gold
You played the martyr, you played the saint
While I’m in the lobby, starting to faint
It was all for the drama, the highs and the lows
I was just a visitor… and you stole the show.
(Outro)
(Music strips back to just a lonely piano)
The theater is empty.
The stage is just wood.
I’d tell you it’s over…
If I thought that you understood.
Yeah, you stole the show.
(Silence)
…But I’m taking back the light.
(Verse 1)
The house lights are down and the curtain is drawn
But you’re still center stage, even though I am gone
You’ve got a way with the lines that you choose
Making “I’m sorry” sound like “I’ve got nothing to lose”
I was the shadow, the girl in the wings
While you were the one pulling all of the strings.
(Pre-Chorus)
I gave you the heart, you gave me the script
I stayed on the path while the floorboards all slipped
Now the audience is gone and the seats are all bare
But you’re bowing to ghosts like they’re actually there.
(Chorus)
Yeah, you stole the show, left me out in the cold
Trading our silver for your tinsel gold
You played the martyr, you played the saint
While I’m in the lobby, starting to faint
It was all for the drama, the highs and the lows
I was just a visitor… and you stole the show.
(Verse 2)
You’re good at the exits, you’ve practiced them well
You leave just enough smoke for the people to smell
They see the charisma, the flash in your eyes
They don’t see the hollow behind the disguise
I was the anchor, but you wanted the wind
Now I’m just a witness to where you have been.
(Bridge)
(Vocal builds, heavy drums enter)
Did you get the applause? Did it fill up the hole?
Did you feel like a king when you sold off my soul?
I’m tired of watching, I’m tired of the part
Where I’m just a prop in your “work of art”
Take your final bow, walk into the light
I’m finally leaving the theater tonight!
(Chorus)
’Cause you stole the show, left me out in the cold
Trading our silver for your tinsel gold
You played the martyr, you played the saint
While I’m in the lobby, starting to faint
It was all for the drama, the highs and the lows
I was just a visitor… and you stole the show.
(Outro)
(Music strips back to just a lonely piano)
The theater is empty.
The stage is just wood.
I’d tell you it’s over…
If I thought that you understood.
Yeah, you stole the show.
(Silence)
…But I’m taking back the light.