Limelight

Living on a lighted stage approaches the unreal

For those who think and feel

In touch with some reality beyond the gilded cage



Cast in this unlikely role, ill-equipped to act

With insufficient tact

One must put up barriers to keep oneself intact



Living in the limelight, the universal dream

For those who wish to seem

Those who wish to be

Must put aside the alienation

Get on with the fascination

The real relation, the underlying theme



Living in a fisheye lens, caught in the camera eye

I have no heart to lie

I can't pretend a stranger is a long-awaited friend



All the world's indeed a stage

And we are merely players

Performers and portrayers

Each another's audience outside the gilded cage



Living in the limelight, universal dream

For those who wish to seem

Those who wish to be

Must put aside the alienation

Head on with the fascination

The real relation, the underlying theme



Living in the limelight, universal dream

For those who wish to seem

For those who to be

Must put aside the alienation

Head on with the fascination

The real relation, the underlying theme

The real ralation, the underlying theme