Vanity (When The Lights Go Down)

I hear you laugh;
“Can’t burn what’s left”
Tales of the dead...
Stories never read
Baby when the show is over
I think we’ll be so much closer
(We’ll) Reach the end before you know
But before it’s over...

You should know we’re gonna stick around
No matter what, oh
When the lights go down
Don’t be scared, don’t you dare to doubt
We’re making it out
Baby when the lights go down
Don’t you know that stories never die?
Listen to the ones they leave behind
When the lights go, when a life goes—
(Vanity, vanity)
When the lights go (down)

Vanity kills and vanity is alive
Don’t you look back, you never know what you’ll find—
You’ll find if you run away it’s gonna be just like any day
Don’t you turn around, that’s right!
Run away from the pain, I think I see the light, the light...

And it’s bright like fire
Emotional energy, deep desire
Time can’t be unwritten and it’s no liar
So inspired, take me higher...
Oh, one spark one wire
Don’t tell me you’re getting tired, listen to the sound of the past’s choir

Tell me how you’re feeling, tell me do you feel okay?
Don’t you get the feeling this is a sacred place?
From the floor, to the stage, through the doors of your brain
Lighting and rain—
Are you entertained?
Hey, I’m not vain- I’ve just felt the pain through the dust and the flames

You should know we’re gonna stick around
No matter what, oh
When the lights go down
Don’t be scared, don’t you dare to doubt
We’re making it out
Baby when the lights go down
Don’t you know that stories never die?
Listen to the ones they leave behind
When the lights go, when a life goes—
(Vanity, vanity)
When the lights go (down)

When a life goes…
When the lights go…
When a life goes…
(When a life goes out)
When the lights go…
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When the lights go
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When the lights go-
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You should know we’re gonna stick around
No matter what, oh
When the lights go down
Don’t be scared, don’t you dare to doubt
We’re making it out
Baby when the lights go down
Don’t you know that stories never die?
Listen to the ones they leave behind
When the lights go, when a life goes—
(Vanity, vanity)
When the lights go (down)

When the lights go
W-W-W-When the lights go…
When the lights go
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When the lights go down