The curtain rises on your final scene
There's not a single dry eye in the hall
With a swell of applause, you drop to your knees
Oh how they love to watch you fall

And suddenly your fortess begins closing in
And no one is around to hear your cries
And suddenly your life begins to flash before your eyes
Do you live on or do you die?

The curtain drops as you're carried away
And now the crowd begins to leave
You gave the performance of your life
Now you're just a fading memory

And no one is around to hear your cries
And suddenly your life begins to flash before your eyes
Do you live on or do you die?

Now your curtains will never be drawn
And everything you loved is gone
Floating endlessly across the great abyss
Another dim marquee no one will miss

And suddenly your fortess begins closing in
And no one is around to hear your cries
And suddenly your life begins to flash before your eyes
Do you live on or do you die?