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weglobe - velvet curtain lyrics

[verse 1]
there’s a line on the floor that i’m not supposed to cross
where the sequins and laughter cover up every loss
on one side the music, the roar and the heat
on the other the echo of my own heartbeat
i take my final bow with a brilliant, blinding grin
then step through the velvet and let the silence begin

[chorus]
oh, this velvet curtain, heavy and deep
it holds all the promises i never keep
it separates the woman from the girl in the glass
the beautiful future from the broken past
on stage i’m a legend, i’m a fairytale, i’m a queen
but behind the velvet, i’m not even seventeen
just a tired woman in a quiet, empty room
sweeping up the pieces of my shattered costume

[verse 2]
they hand me their flowers, they tell me i’m divine
i give them a character in every single line
but when i step through the fabric, the transformation’s done
and i’m just somebody’s daughter, just somebody’s someone
wiping off the makeup, removing the disguise
staring at the stranger i see in my own eyes
[chorus]
oh, this velvet curtain, heavy and deep
it holds all the promises i never keep
it separates the woman from the girl in the glass
the beautiful future from the broken past
on stage i’m a legend, i’m a fairytale, i’m a queen
but behind the velvet, i’m not even seventeen
just a tired woman in a quiet, empty room
sweeping up the pieces of my shattered costume

[bridge]
sometimes i press my face against the plush red fold
and listen to the story that never gets told
of all the other girls who stood here in this spot
wondering if this was everything they’ve got
we’re just a chain of ghosts in sequins and in lace
with tired smiles and hearts that break at the exact same pace

[final chorus]
oh, this velvet curtain, heavy and deep!
it holds all the promises i cannot keep!
it separates the woman from the girl in the glass!
the beautiful future from the broken past!
on stage i’m a legend, i’m a fairytale, i’m a queen!
but behind the velvet, i’m not even seventeen!
just a tired woman in a quiet, empty room!
sweeping up the pieces of my shattered costume!
[outro]
just sweeping up the pieces…
behind the velvet curtain…
where the show never goes on…

- weglobe lyrics

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