One rule inside this crew
Every room hands out roles
Every job comes with a costume
But love does not begin
With a cover story
In here
And when we leave
No acting
Love that has to be performed
Is already a bill
Somebody will be handed later
So drop the face
Say the plain thing plainly
And where the words are not ready
Don't make theatre
Out of certainty
And when the thing in front of you is rotten
Don't negotiate with it
Turn away
And when the thing in front of you is good
Don't admire it from a distance
Hold on
With both hands
Test everything
Keep what is good
And then learn the hardest part
Of playing in a band
Practice second fiddle
Practice second fiddle
Not because you can't play
Not because you're small
Because somebody has to hold
The note under the melody
And everyone wants
The melody
Outdo each other in one thing only
Who gets to go
Second
Test everything
Keep what is good
And then learn the hardest part
Of playing in a band
Practice second fiddle
Practice second fiddle
Listen to an orchestra
With the second violins removed
The tune is still there
Every note, in order
Correct
And it sounds
Like a room with no floor
That's what a crew sounds like
When everybody
Is first
Test everything
Keep what is good
Drop the face
Take the lower chair
Play it like you mean it
Because down here
Is where the sound
Gets whole
No masks in this room
Second fiddle
Take your seat
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