Applause

Everybody's gone The last applause faded minutes ago Now it's only dust and light Programs sleeping in the front rows One lamp burning through the night Someone left a glass of champagne Half-full by row twenty-three Funny how an empty theatre Still sounds alive to me The stage is dark But somehow this night isn't over Stay after the applause Stay after the applause Dance with me when everyone's gone When everyone's gone When the music's gone Don't let go Let the city wait outside Tonight still belongs to us Stay after the applause You step beneath the fading spotlight Smile and reach your hand for mine Suddenly this empty stage Feels bigger than our lives No cameras left No audience No reason left to play a part Just two souls in the silence With nothing left to hide Maybe this is what we searched for Through every road and every song Stay after the applause Stay after the applause Dance with me when everyone's gone When everyone's gone When the music's gone Don't let go Let the city wait outside Tonight still belongs to us Stay after the applause Years from now I won't remember every stage But I'll remember Your hand in mine An empty room And not wanting the lights to come back on Maybe all these songs Were only trying to find you Stay after the applause Stay after the applause Dance with me when everyone's gone When everyone's gone When the music's gone Don't let go Let the city wait outside Tonight still belongs to us Stay after the applause Stay after the applause Stay After the applause