The Cinema

[Verse 1]
You float like a slow pan
Look ma, no hands
Look pa, no frame—no shame
Numb me up like cocaine

Can’t focus—shaky cam
Which moment makes a man cause
I’m hoping it just began
I’m hoping it just began

I'm kissing that green-screen goodbye
Frame left—no light
Frame right—floodlight
No stops in the highlights
Just noise over twilight

No love for the close-up
Dolled up for the dolly shot
Do you want the part or not?
Do you want the part or not?

[PreChorus]
Places everybody—you’re out of frame
Places everybody—I’m out of place
Places everybody—you’re out of frame
Places everybody—I’m out of place

[Chorus]
Long exposure
Open my aperture
Tear me open until you’re sure
You’re sure

[Verse]
Just tear me open
I’d kill to expose the film
I’d die for a highlight reel
Of the times you and I had a smile like

Just spare me the details
Low light low ISO
Is this it? I dunno
Is this it? I don’t know

[PreChorus]

[Chorus]

[Rap]
When the cast and the crew can’t act
And the cameraman is tracking action backwards
Cruel producers use and abuse the actors
And rumor has it they could switch directors

Know that I’ll be backstage sitting
With a passé rhythm and a massive grin
Looking like a humdrum bum
With “I need you” in my lungs
And “I miss you” on my tongue
That’s love kid

Action—this one’s tragic
Here I want the acting to be rapid and climactic
Could you cry a bit or do a funny accent?
Picture it as paramount if you want a reaction

Let the walls down
You can ham it up a notch
Tell me everything and I could be your confidant
I could be your agent
We could be a juggernaut
Places everybody cause I’m hoping for another shot

Action

[Bridge x2]
Two steps to the left
Two more for effect
Two steps to the right
Last take of the night
Take two steps back
We gon’ fade to black
Two steps to the front
For the cinema

[Chorus x2]