The Marquee Stays On

[Intro]
[Verse]
The dust is settling on the ring
I cannot feel a single thing
Except the cold within your eyes
Behind your desk of paper lies
You look at me like I’m a ghost
A guest who’s overstayed the host
But I still smell the sawdust air
And I can see the empty chair
[Pre-Chorus]
This contract’s crumpled in my fist
A life you’re ready to dismiss
The rope was frayed, the knots were thin
But I’m the one who paid in skin
My calloused palms still know the grip
Even if the world began to slip
[Chorus]
Don't you dare dim the light
I still own the height
Even if I’m on the floor
I am worth so much more
Than a shadow in the wings
Hear how the broken girl sings
I won't disappear in the dark
I am still the burning spark
[Post-Chorus]
The marquee stays on
Until the dawn
I’m not gone
No, I’m not gone
[Verse]
You’re checking numbers on a page
While I am bleeding for the stage
You see a girl who failed to fly
I see a woman in the sky
The marquee flickers out your name
But I’m the one who brought the flame
So put your fountain pen away
I have so much more to say
[Pre-Chorus]
My palms are calloused, hard, and grey
I earned the right to make you stay
You want to sweep the glass away
But I’ve got one more part to play
Don't look away from what you made
I’m the price that you have paid
[Chorus]
Don't you dare dim the light
I still own the height
Even if I’m on the floor
I am worth so much more
Than a shadow in the wings
Hear how the broken girl sings
I won't disappear in the dark
I am still the burning spark
[Bridge]
The snap
The air
The sudden lack of prayer
Gravity is such a liar
I was forged inside the fire
You can’t strike my history
You can’t solve the mystery
Of how I’m standing here at all
Stronger for the sudden fall
Look at me
Look at me
[Solo]
[Chorus]
Don't you dare dim the light
I still own the height
Even if I’m on the floor
I am worth so much more
Than a shadow in the wings
Hear how the broken girl sings
I won't disappear in the dark
I am still the burning spark
[Post-Chorus]
The marquee stays on
Until the dawn
I’m not gone
No, I’m not gone
[Breakdown]
Quiet now the brass is low
Nowhere left for us to go
But I’m still here
I’m still here
[Outro]