is it a warning?

is it an evil sign?

is it a people, who have lost their mind?

is it the darkness?

is it a man resigned?

is it a best friend, leaving you behind?

is it ever gonna stop?

will they ever let you go?

you’re in a rush, they don’t care enough,

cause their lives are very slow

time is ticking on

you don’t get a second shot

and when you sell you soul for a leading role

will the lost souls be forgot?

and if i can’t hear the music

and the audience is gone

i’ll dance here on my own

and i hope the lonely hearts club band

will play out one last song

before the sun goes down

and is it envy?

should it really make you sick?

is another time that you realise

you’d better get out quick

cause time is ticking on

too long to fake a smile

but then you sell your soul for a leading role

so wear it for a while

and if i can’t hear the music

and the audience is gone

i’ll dance here on my own

and i hope the lonely hearts club band

will play out one last song

before the sun goes down

and there she goes

and there she goes

so, ’round you’ll see me run

cause billy’s got himself a gun

and you’re right to be afraid

they’ll send you to your grave

cause you’re strange and new,

so, ’round you’ll see me run

cause billy’s got himself a gun

and you’re right to be afraid

they’ll send you to your grave

cause you’re strange and new

and if i can’t hear the music

and the audience is gone

i’ll d