You don't know me

[INTRO]

The lights come on
I hear them call my name
A thousand eyes are watching
And I give them what they came to see

( The smile
The pose
The perfect shot )..

That's the part you know....

[VERSE 1]

I step onto the stage
And suddenly I belong
Every camera finds me
Every voice sings along

( They know the songs I sing
They know the clothes I wear
They know my favorite color
They think they know me there )...

But when the curtain falls
And all the noise is gone
There's a girl behind the spotlight
You have never met at all

[PRE-CHORUS]

You know the face on every screen
The name beneath the photograph
You know the version made for you
But that's not where my story ends

[CHORUS]

don't know
You don't know
Who I am when no one's watching...

don't know
You don't know
What is waiting past the curtain...

( You know my name
You know my songs
You know the image I put on )

But when the music disappears

don't know me
You don't know me...

[POST-CHORUS]

Lights up
Hands up
Hear them screaming my name..

(Flash, flash
Another perfect frame ...)

( You see the idol
You see the star )

But you don't know
Who I really am...

[VERSE 2]

( They follow every headline
They notice every change
They memorize my outfits
They analyze my face
They know when I perform
They know the public moments
But not the silent years )

There's a room behind the dressing room
A life behind the stage
A thousand little pieces
That never make the page

[PRE-CHORUS]

You know the girl on every screen
The one who's always in control
But there's another side of me
I never put on for the world

[CHORUS]

don't know
You don't know
Who I am when no one's watching...

don't know
You don't know
What is waiting past the curtain...

( You know my name
You know my songs
You know the image I put on )

But when the music disappears

don't know me
You don't know me...

[RAP]

Backstage, makeup off
Door locked, microphone off
No cameras in the hallway
No crowd when the show stops

You know the profile
You know the stats
You know the moments caught on flash

But you don't know the conversations
You don't know the things I hide
You don't know the person
Standing on the other side

Idol on the poster
Name across the screen
But take away the spotlight
Who do you think I’ll be?

[BRIDGE]

Maybe I laugh too loud
Maybe I stay up late
Maybe I have my own dreams
That don't belong on any stage

Maybe I want a normal day
Where nobody knows my face
No questions
No need to entertain

( Just me. )

[BUILD]

Then the lights come back
The crowd starts calling
I fix my hair
I take my place

The doors open
The music starts
And once again—

You see the idol.

[FINAL CHORUS]

don't know
You don't know
Who I am when no one's watching...

don't know
You don't know
What is waiting past the curtain...

You know my name
You know my songs
You know the image I put on

You know the idol
You know the star

But you don't know
Who I really am...

[FINAL DROP]

You see me
You cheer for me
You call my name

You see the stage
You see the lights
You see the fame

But when the last light fades
And everyone goes home—

( You don't know me )...