She's an actress
{you know}
She plays the part of someone else
For a living
She gets so absorbed, so wrapped up
In their tragedies,
She forgets to watch her own unfold
.
Because while she was crying
"Out out damn spot!"
He was slowly creeping
Towards the door
Tired of being neglected
Passed by for the stage
(the place of real magic
For her at least)
But he'll come to every performance
And sit in the back
Third seat from the left, yes, that one there
.
He's the kind of boy
Who's always been there for her
Loving her, cherishing her
Getting down on one knee and promising her
He'd love her forever
{forever's an awfully long time
Isn't it, silly boy?}
But,
As devoted to her as he is
He can't watch
As she assumes the personality of someone else
Someone distinctly different than Rose,
His Rose
And he can't stay
As she heads out the door
A g a i n
For another rehearsal
("It's gonna be a late one, sweetie
Love you!"
She'll cry as she slams the door)
.
It's a serious discussion
Sitting late at night,
Her ring sparkling by the lamplight
"You need to choose" he whispers
"I can't keep doing this anymore" he confesses
"I love you" he pleads
{Choose me, his heart aches}
But she doesn't know who she is
Aside from an actress
She doesn't know herself
Because she looses it so often in the memories of someone else
And so she tells him "I can't"
And hands back the glittering ring
.
So that's it
He's l e a v i n g
Goinggoinggone
And she hardly seems to notice
Because she's so wrapped up in
This month's production of
Little Shop of Horrors
But she does,
She does notice
.
She repairs her heartbreak the only way she know how
By tossing it onto the stage
And using it to play a convincing portrayal of Judas
In Jesus Christ Superstar
.
It's opening night
Two minutes before the curtains pull open
And the magical world crafted by the cast and crew is revealed
She takes a peak,
A glance, just in case
At the back row
Hidden in the shadows sits one lone figure
Hunched over himself
But, by god, he's h e r e
Because
As much as he resents her
For choosing the stage over him
He couldn't stand to miss seeing her
At her best