Members of the audience, if you could please find your seats
Our production is about to begin
Alright, c'mon now we don't have all day
So, are you ready
Who? M-- me? Yeah, you already know, you feel me
I'm just... I'm always ready
Born ready, always ready
Are you nervous
What
You look nervous
I'm not-- I'm not nervous, I'm just... I mean
Maybe a little nervous, but, like... you know... I'm always a little nervous
You feel me? I'm ready to go
Okay, it's opening night, though. You know it's a big show
This one better count
Yeah, I remember. We-- we've-- we've talked about this before
I'm... listen you just gotta trust me on this one
Remember
Aw, here we go
It's not your show
Yeah, yeah, yeah
It's just a play, it's just an act
It's only as real as you (I) make it
I remember, okay... I got it
Look, I'm... I don't want to miss my cue
Hey, hey hey! Hey... one more thing
What is it
Don't forget the mask
Yeah, I got it right here
How could I forget
And now, sit back, relax and enjoy the show.
They laugh to shield their crying
They shuffle through their dreams
They stepped 'n fetched a country
And wrote the blues in screams
I understand their meaning
It could an did derive
From living on the edge of death
They kept my race alive
By wearing the mask
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha