Leading Man
A song about ego… perhaps one ego 😉
You always had the best lines
They said
The light just followed your head
Never saw the way it fell on the floor
Or the dust specks dancing
Just beyond the door
Always the leading man
Missed the whispers
The shifting sand
The quiet ones
With their knowing eyes
Lost in your own disguise
Cannot see beyond your own plan
The leading man
The script was thick
A heavy thing
You only learned the part you'd sing
Never wondered who built the town
Or painted the sky
Upside down
Always the leading man
Missed the whispers
The shifting sand
The quiet ones
With their knowing eyes
Lost in your own disguise
Cannot see beyond your own plan
The leading man
Searched for truth in every face
A genuine smile, a warm embrace
They're all just actors in minor roles
Everyone leaves when the play folds
And the backdrop shifted
A painted scene
Narcissus staring but
So much unseen
Play your part, and nothing more
Knocking on a painted door
Always the leading man
Missed the whispers
The shifting sand
The quiet ones
With their knowing eyes
Lost in your own disguise
Cannot see beyond your own plan
The lonely man
Narcissus
Lonely man
Narcissus
Lonely leading man