In the glow of neon lights we chase illusions far and wide
Underneath the velvet sky where secrets in the shadows hide
We're climbing up the silver ladder reaching for that starry blaze
But the higher we ascend the more we drift into the haze
In the crowd we find our echo, a mirror to our deepest fears
Wearing masks of glory while we drown in phantom cheers
The glitz and glamour's a prison with chains of gold so tight
We're sold to the spotlight but we're fading from the light
In the shadows of the spotlight where the fame and fortune play
We're lost in the reflections as our souls are led astray
The applause may be deafening but it's hollow and so cold
In the shadows of the spotlight we're just stories left untold
Every photograph's a snapshot of a life that's turned to grey
Caught in the flashing frenzy where our truths are swept away
We dance with empty echoes on the stage of fleeting dreams
Chasing down the mirage of what the perfect life seems
Behind the curtain we're fragile just to name in neon lights
Fading like the embers of the stars that blaze so bright
The fame is just a fever, a burning in our veins
But the cost of the illusion is a world of endless chains
In the shadows of the spotlight where the fame and fortune play
We're lost in the reflections as our souls are led astray
The applause may be deafening but it's hollow and so cold
In the shadows of the spotlight we're just stories left untold
As the curtain falls we're left in the silence of the night
Searching for a reason in the darkness where there's no guiding light
We were stars in the heavens but now we're lost in space
Trapped in a universe where we can't find our place
In the mirror of our madness we see the truth unfold
The fame that we were chasing is a story growing old
But in the quiet of the aftermath a new dawn will arise
We'll find ourselves in the shadows where the genuine truth lies
In the shadows of the spotlight where the fame and fortune play
We're lost in the reflections as our souls are led astray
The applause may be deafening but it's hollow and so cold
In the shadows of the spotlight we're just stories left untold
So we turn down the volume let the echoes fade away
In the silence of the aftermath we'll find a brand new day
For in the shadows of the spotlight where the fame's illusion dies
We'll uncover the true essence that was hidden from our eyes