CURTAINS RAISE ON THIS CHARADE, IT’S TIME TO START THE SHOW
SO TAKE A SEAT FOR THIS PARADE, OF FAKERY AND FAUX.
SO SEND IN THE CLOWNS, THEY LIKE TO RUN AROUND
WHEN NO ONE CALLS THERE BLUFF THEY STOMP AND THEY SHOUT.

CHORUS
SHOW YOURSELF AND DON’T BE AFRAID
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING MORE TO YOUR LITTLE GAMES
SHOW YOURSELF TO ALL OF US THAT KNOW
STEP INTO THE LIGHT, MY FRIENDS AND IT’S ON WITH THE SHOW.

ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER GIMMICK, PAPER MASQUERADE
PASSING FANCY MIME AND MIMIC, A DIME AND DOZEN MADE
AS THEY BANDY ABOUT, UPON THERE LITTLE STAGE
I CAN’T HEAR THE WORDS, BUT I CAN FEEL MY RAGE.

CHORUS
SHOW YOURSELF AND DON’T BE AFRAID
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING MORE TO YOUR LITTLE GAMES
SHOW YOURSELF TO ALL OF US THAT KNOW
STEP INTO THE LIGHT, MY FRIENDS AND IT’S ON WITH THE SHOW.
 

BRIDGE:
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING MORE, TO YOU MY FRIENDS
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING MORE TO YOU. X2

SITTING SAFE BEHIND YOUR COSTUME, AND YOUR FUNNY HAT
SELF RESPECT EXCHANGED FOR PATS ON THE BACK.
SO AS WE BRING THE CURTAINS DOWN, AND ITS TIME TO END THE SHOW
FOR FORGERY AND FAKE, THIS CROWN WE DO BESTOW.

CHORUS
SHOW YOURSELF AND DON’T BE AFRAID
THERE’S NOTHING BEHIND THE PUPPET THAT YOU PLAY?
SHOW YOURSELF THERE MUST BE SOMETHING MORE
STOMP AND YELL TO SELL YOUR WARES, BUT DON’T SELL YOUR SOUL.