When the spotlights go out, I am invisible
I am a superstar, baby, you can google that
On my guest toilet, it's full of trophies
Neon-colored outfit, no one can overlook me
Broken voice, because I talk way too loud
I have to be unique, otherwise, they'll replace me
I start a fight or stand on a table, ah
Why is it not about me again?

I wave with both arms like a castaway
If not everyone is looking, I'm not really there
I have three siblings, but I am an only child
The only thing that silences me

Is applause, applause, applause
Applause, applause, applause
Applause, applause, applause
Is applause, applause, applause

Applause is a drug, the first dose is free (free)
I came out of the delivery room and my first word was "I" (I, I)
"Mama, look, I'm jumping," she says: "Great, honey
There's no boy in the world who can manage so many steps"
Crayon scribbles more beautiful than the dirt in the Louvre
Gold medal for the first attempts at walking
I look at the clock as soon as others start talking
And I'm afraid of the dark because no one can see me there

I wave with both arms like a castaway
If not everyone is looking, I'm not really there
I have three siblings, but I am an only child
The only thing that silences me

Is applause, applause, applause
Applause, applause, applause
Applause, applause, applause
Is applause, applause, applause

My therapist writes something down and says: "Mh-hm, aha"
I'm looking forward to my funeral because I'll be the star there
Name your children after me and a few streets in Berlin
In the past, they gave Ritalin for this

Today applause, applause, applause
Applause, applause, applause
Applause, applause, applause
Applause, applause, applause
Applause, applause, applause
Give me applause, applause, applause

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