One of my very favorite songs from this musical. Everything's an act, When you're pleasing everyone And he assumes that role To such renown He plays a perfect part Straight from his heart Knowing the risk he takes And hoping that the house Is not brought down The role of a lifetime, it's living a fantasy A drama that you struggle to erase Thoughts battle words over deeds A war with such casualties All played out behind a smiling face God I need your guidance Tell me what it means To live a life where nothings as it seems Spending days in silent fear And spending nights in lonely prayer Hoping that one day when you wake Those feelings won't be there So confused because I feel complete with him When we're alone it all somehow makes sense Look into his eyes for some compromise Remember the word, forget And try to bury something so intense You learn to play the straight man Your lines become routine Never really saying what you mean But I know the scene will change White picket fences, and a dog A trophy bride, and children God I know that's what he wants But Jason what role do I play I a savior or a phase? I here to damn you Or to help you navigate this maze Where confusion is a crime So you fill your life with sound And if you dance like hell You hope you never touch the ground What happens when the music stops? In the silence will he stay? One day he'll realize that these feelings aren't going away So we drive ourselves insane Spinning circles in our souls As we dance around and play pretend And once again Reprise our roles
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