Standby from I'm Shy by The Briefly Gorgeous

i attend three rehearsals a week
digging for some real emotion
some of which i keep
not on the playbill again
tonight's just not my night
and i don't know my lines

just put me on standby
it's not my time
backstage with eyes closed
hoping it'll be a good show

i think i'm catching a theme
waiting for what would be my scene
wondering why it's not me

3am making faces in the mirror
is it funny that the more i cry
the less i seem sincere?
not on the playbill again
gonna give it another try
but i'm not first in line

just put me on standby
it's not my time
backstage with eyes closed
hoping it'll be a good show
just put me on standby
it's not my time
backstage with eyes closed
hoping it'll be a good show

i think i'm catching a theme
waiting for what would be my scene
wondering why it's not me

final curtain call
they wonder why i'm standing so tall
doors closing today
a chance to find a new part to play
but for the perfect story
i will wait

just put me on standby
it's not my time
backstage with eyes closed
hoping it'll be a good show
just put me on standby
it's not my time
backstage with eyes closed
hoping it'll be a good show

• Alternative
• Minneapolis