The show is over, the stands are empty now
The band is packin' up
The fans have all cleared out
Saw a thousand shining eyes tonight
Still I'm waitin' round
At times like these
I believe I'll see you in the crowd
The girl I remember singing
Softly in the mirror
With blankets in the doorframe
So nobody would hear ya
Writing lyrics in the margins
Of your notebooks and your papers
Dreamin that one day you'd share them
With millions of strangers

Would it make you proud
If you could see me now?
Even when the room is quiet
And there's no one else around
Was it part of the idea that when
The curtains hit the ground
You would be the person that I
Always think about?
If you could see me now from an empty crowd
Do I seem like that vision in your dream?

Do you still wanna be just like me?
Do you still wanna be just like me?

Can you handle all the glory?
Can you shoulder all the blame?
Can you learn to win and lose
And keep your head up just the same?
Can you find the words that matter?
Can you lean into your voice?
When the world keeps getting louder
Can you cut through all the noise?
Do you know how much to show em
Of who you are inside?
And do you have a place to safely
Keep the parts you hide?
Cuz now you hold a power
A way to build truth
Can you learn to use it
Before it uses you?
Uses you?

So would it make you proud
If you could see me now?
Even when the night has fallen
And there's silence all around
Was it part of the idea that
When the lights are powered down
You would be the person
That I always think about?
If you could see me now
When I'm reaching out
Do I seem like that vision in your dream?
Was the price of leaving you
Worth believing that we're free?

Would you still wanna be
Would you still wanna be
Do you still wanna be
Do you still wanna be
Just like me?
Just like me?
Just like me?
Just like me