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Performance / Strange Identities

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I can’t shake it off
I can’t shake it off
White lights start burning slowly
Exposing my fear of showing
But I can’t shake them off
I can’t shake them off
Their indifferent eyes chain me
To central stage nudity

But I can’t let them down
I can’t let them down
This black mask I’m wearing
Can’t even force a vacant smile
And I can’t take it off
I can’t take it off
Icy sounds fill the crowd
And the fool in their midst laughs loudest of all
And I can’t shake it off

[Instrumental break]

Speak up
Speak up
My words just dramatize
Everything that’s banalized
But, please spit it out
Oh, please spit it out
These curtains won’t fall before
I have straight on staged my truth

I have fooled you again
I have fooled you again
Music has ceased, performance done
Just get your coats and get along
Ah, they’ve fooled me again
They have fooled me again
Music has ceased, time’s up
I’ll just grab my coat and crawl back home
And I can’t shake it off
I can’t shake it off

About “Performance” by Whispering Sons

Read the complete lyrics to "Performance" by Whispering Sons from the album "Performance / Strange Identities". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rock.

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"Performance" appears on "Performance / Strange Identities".

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