In a Stage Whisper

Don't you sometimes feel

Someone cares

More than you

For the particulars of your own life?

Who held still?

And who walked into the knife?

Did you notice the face

She was wearing

When she stepped into the light?

Everyone wants their own piece of the pain

A lock of hair

Take out your clippers

Tell it in a stage whisper

Sometimes you wonder

How many sneaking fools

Have your number

Is it safe to move in?

Everyone is watching

You're a poster girl or boy

For a long, hot summer

Inches give way to lies

Paint a target on your chest

To make it easy

For the hunters

Everyone enjoys a piece of the pain

A lock of hair

Pull out your clippers

Tell it in a stage whisper

Everyone enjoys a piece of the pain

A lock of hair

Take out your clippers

Tell it in a stage whisper