Ghost Light Reflection

[Intro]
[Verse]
The dust motes dance in the beam
Like spirits caught in a dream
I’m standing here all alone
On boards that feel like stone
The silence is far too loud
Waiting for a ghost in the crowd
I see your shadow in the wings
Pulling on my heartstrings
[Verse]
You’re there in the velvet seat
Where shadows and memories meet
I see the tilt of your head
All the things we never said
The scent of your old perfume
Fills this empty, hollow room
I’m choking on the air
Knowing that you’re really there
[Pre-Chorus]
My throat is starting to close
God, everyone in the balcony knows
I’m shaking under the white hot light
Trying to finish this fight tonight
I’m reaching for a hand
In this lonely, desert land
[Chorus]
Oh, Mother, stay in the wings
Hear how my broken heart sings
The script was written in lead
For the life that we both led
I’m drowning in what I owe
Before I let you go
Just let the curtain fall
Behind this crumbling wall
[Verse]
You wanted the star, not the child
The one who was perfect and mild
But I was the storm in the wings
Tangled in all of your strings
I spent my life playing you
Until I didn't know what was true
Every line was a lie
Under this painted sky
[Bridge]
(Tympani begins a low rumble)
But the spotlight isn't a cage
I’m claiming the center of the stage
(Brass swells into D Major)
The shadow is starting to fade
The debt has finally been paid
I forgive the girl I was then
I’m breathing, I’m breathing again
[Build-up]
I’m breaking the mirror
Everything is getting clearer
I don't need your applause
I’m rewriting all the laws
Watch me rise
Watch these eyes
[Chorus]
Now I’m the light and the sun
The battle is finally won
I’m casting the ghost from the hall
I’m standing upright and tall
I love who I’ve grown to be
Finally, finally free
Look at me now
I’m taking my own bow
[Post-Chorus]
No more looking back
No more fading to black
The curtain is rising high
No more reason to cry
I am whole
I have my soul
I am free
[Outro]