What the Audience Knew

All the greats have played in here, played here
All the greats that you see
They were all dressed up in bright reflections of their society
Some aspired to what was acceptable
Others wet the bed
And others had greatness later bestowed on them
After they were dead

And the audience knew
And the audience knew
What the audience knew
What the audience knew

From the audience
There was truth
On some of the best nights
Of their youth
Some were chilled
Their future bright
From the fights
Inside

All the greats have played in here, played here
All the greats that you see
Some dressed their words in purple prose
And called it philosophy
Some left here in wild admiration
While some left here perplexed
But act two never left second gear
'Cause the London show was next

And the audience knew
And the audience knew
What the audience knew
What the audience knew

Yeah the audience knew
Yeah the audience knew
What the audience knew
What the audience knew