Running the Show

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You drew the map across my table Pinned your name above the door Every rule was carved in cable Every hand was kept from the floor I watched you count the empty chairs Call the silence your applause But the room remembers who was there And who was waiting by the walls [Pre-Chorus] You can hold the keys You can lock the gate But a borrowed throne Has an ending date [Chorus] I’m the one who’s running the show No more waiting for a signal to go You can keep your crown, keep your borrowed control I found the switch inside my soul I’m the one, I’m the one Who’s running the show [Verse 2] Your red pen crossed out every warning Your brass bell rang at half past four I learned the shape of every morning Then I changed what morning’s for Now the windows face the garden And the doors are wide enough All the names you tried to harden Are written where the paint was rough [Pre-Chorus] You can raise your voice You can shake the frame But the house stands tall When we say our names [Chorus] I’m the one who’s running the show No more waiting for a signal to go You can keep your crown, keep your borrowed control I found the switch inside my soul I’m the one, I’m the one Who’s running the show [Bridge] Take your ledger, take your lines Take the clock that stole our time We are not the parts you cast We decide what happens next [Final Chorus] I’m the one who’s running the show Watch the whole room turn when I say go You can keep your crown, keep your borrowed control I found the switch inside my soul I’m the one, I’m the one Who’s running the show [Outro] No more waiting in the wings No more asking what tomorrow brings I’m the one who’s running the show