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Lyrics
Performance
If I scream at the top of my lungs Will you hear what I don't say? If I dance like I'm on a stage Will you see I seem out of place? If I put on a disguise Will you think everything's alright? If I leave before the end Will you forget that I was there?
When you saw me leaving Did you think I had a place to go? Since you stopped believing I've had to put on my own show
I'll put on a performance I'll put on a show It is a performance I do it all so You won't see my hurting When my heart it breaks I'll put on a performance I'll put on a brave face
Even when I was hurting You could always find me Now you've stopped looking for me But I'm still playing hide and seek I want you to notice But you just don't see The show is wasted on you So I perform for me
When you saw me leaving Did you think I had a place to go? Since you stopped believing I've had to put on my own show
I'll put on a performance I'll put on a show It is a performance I do it all so You won't see my hurting When my heart it breaks I'll put on a performance I'll put on a brave face
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"Performance" is a song by The xx from the album I See You, released in 2017. The song was written by Jamie xx, Oliver Sim, Romy. It was produced by Jamie xx, Rodaidh McDonald.
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