Off-Book at Last

[Intro]
[Verse]
Ghost light flickers on the floor.
Shadows dance against the door.
I’ve been here a thousand times.
Learning all the stage’s rhymes.
[Verse]
Graphite notes on every page.
Watching from the edge of stage.
Safe within the velvet fold.
Doing what I’m always told.
[Pre-Chorus]
But the star didn't show.
Now it’s time to go.
My heart starts to pound.
I’m finally found.
[Chorus]
Tear the curtain wide.
Nowhere left to hide.
Gold and silver light.
I’m the star tonight.
[Hook]
Hear the music rise.
Look into my eyes.
[Post-Chorus]
I’m finally free.
Look at me.
[Verse]
Clarinet begins to play.
Driving all the ghosts away.
Muted brass and grand piano.
Hear my soaring soprano.
[Pre-Chorus]
The viola starts to swell.
I’ve got a tale to tell.
The spotlight finds my face.
I’ve finally found my place.
[Chorus]
Tear the curtain wide.
Nowhere left to hide.
Gold and silver light.
I’m the star tonight.
[Hook]
Hear the music rise.
Look into my eyes.
[Bridge]
Years of waiting in the dark.
Finally I’ve found the spark.
No more scripts or pencil lead.
I’ll be center stage instead.
[Build-up]
Higher than the rafters high.
Reaching for the midnight sky.
[Chorus]
Tear the curtain wide.
Nowhere left to hide.
Gold and silver light.
I’m the star tonight.
[Hook]
Hear the music rise.
Look into my eyes.
[Post-Chorus]
I’m finally free.
Look at me.
[Outro]