First Take Strut

[Verse One] A clear film over me makes a laminated nosebleed And my ability to feel – a loneliness I keep close to my chest Floating over the motel, nobody giving me more towels Too much time to kill, pink script on the windowsill I need to find a way to tear up ‘Cause you can tell if it’s made up Lighting up the place illuminates your face See through your flaws [Chorus] You can hide everything but the eyes Only experience gonna find ways to sell lies Improvise your way out of a tight spot No way you’re ever gonna get it on the first take [Verse 2] Everybody stand in line, giving digits like a valentine You ain’t nothing but a number (nothing but a number), we ain’t getting younger Since I stumbled into your line of work – I know I’m late to the fold, so I’ll do what I’m told (I can’t say no) Ain’t never been nobody’s hot stuff Did I give too much or not enough? Costume on the wall Best bits left on the cutting room floor [Chorus] You can hide everything but the eyes Only experience gonna find ways to sell lies Improvise your way out of a tight spot No way you’re ever gonna get it on the first take [Outro] This is a Façade What you see is only the scars Holding true to the authentic you Fray at the seams Perfect pictures ain’t what they seem Tired eyes they can’t sleep they just scheme There is a story to tell Gather your people need new personnel Cause a tall tale’s a hard one to sell The blind leading the blind In the end – you can’t hide from your mind Flawed is how we are designed