I've been trapped in the madness

From the shadows of sadness

I laugh it away

I've been blind to the passion

While the whole world is flashing

I stash it away



While I'm singing of freedom

I'm trying to sell

What I never had

Hoping I'll be released from my own kind of hell

'Cause I lost the key to my past



The show must go on

It seems like there's something I'm leaving behind

The show must go on

'Cause the dreams that I'm having

I'm having all the time

The show must go on



There will be no confessions

'Cause I'd only be guessing just where to begin

There's only one thing I'm knowing

This feeling ain't blowing

Away with the wind

And I'm tired of turning my back on myself

Throwing truth away

Let the fire burn down the front door to myself

And give me a season of play



The show must go on

I just keep pretending to live for the game

The show must go on

I just keep on bending the rules to fit the pain



It's time for collecting

What I've been neglecting

It's gonna be a little strange

'Cause one day I'll be gone

And I'll be back in town

Nothing's gonna, nothing's gonna be the same



The show must go on

And I just keep pretending to live for your game

The show must go on

I just keep on bending the rules to fit the pain

The show must go on



Put on the face

Win every race

I'm just so strong can't you see

And I keep up the pace

I won't leave a trace

Of yearning for some room to breathe

Still going on, still going on



The show must go on

The show must go on