Late flight, LAX, city in my eyes Billboards on fire like they know my name tonight Used to want the whole world, penthouse, bright lights Now I miss your driveway and those porch light nights Everybody loves you when you’re glowing up Champagne kisses never really hold you up I got everything I used to pray for young Why do I still feel like I’m the only one They all see the shine Nobody sees the cost Somewhere on the climb I’m scared of getting lost I want the stage, I want the noise I want the whole room saying my name But when it’s over, I need your voice Or it all goes dark again What’s the point of getting everything If I got nobody to come home to I want the dream, but not alone I don’t want gold and ghosts Black car, sunset, pulling off too clean Looking out the window at a life that doesn’t breathe Everybody’s somebody in a silver screen But nobody talks about what happens in between My mother’s getting older, friends are moving on Time don’t wait around because your song is on I could be a face they memorize downtown And still trade it all just to slow this moment down They all want the high Nobody wants the weight You can touch the sky And still feel out of place I want the stage, I want the noise I want the whole room saying my name But when it’s over, I need your voice Or it all goes dark again What’s the point of getting everything If I got nobody to come home to I want the dream, but not alone I don’t want gold and ghosts So keep the flash, keep the afterparty Keep the validation pouring over me I’d trade a hundred thousand strangers screaming For one real look that really sees me Used to think that love would slow me down Now I know it’s the only thing that keeps me found I want the stage, I want the noise Yeah I still want all of it sometimes But when it’s over, I need your voice Something honest in my life What’s the point of getting everything If the light just leaves me hollow I want the dream with blood in it Not a life I can’t follow I want the world, but I need soul I don’t want gold and ghosts