“On With The Show” was released on June 20th, 2025, as the second single for Celeste’s second studio album, Woman Of Faces, which was later released on November 14th of that year and featured the single as the first track on the album.
[Verse 1]
And so
Got a feeling I should go
Got a little bit of sense left
Know you took most of that
[Verse 2]
What is there
But just a little bit of dark and hope in you?
Just a little dance to get where we must get to
Better drag yourself again
[Chorus]
And it's a little bit absurd my world spins on
Like a theatre of the day by day, there's so much wrong
Yes, I know out there is our abyss
But I must dress up and move like this
On with the show
[Verse 3]
They put me back together, two arms, one nose
And a dress that fits the weather, perfumed me with a rose
With a science, it begins in the absence of dear friends
A single figure in the wings
[Chorus]
And the symphony goes on and on and on
In mausoleums made of birth and bricks and stone
Here is where the newborns blink
Here is where the angels sing
[Bridge]
There's the swell of strings, the choir in constant rage
It's the pit that sets the time, but we never see them play
The song we sometimes sing for tulips and spare change
At lease I have the band in check
[Outro]
On with the show
On With The Show was written by Celeste & Matt Maltese.
On With The Show was produced by Jeff Bhasker & Beach Noise.
Celeste released On With The Show on Fri Jun 20 2025.
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