I've been trapped in the madness   From the shadows of sadness   I laugh it away   I've been blind to the passion   While the whole world is flashing   I stash it away      While I'm singing of freedom   I'm trying to sell   What I never had   Hoping I'll be released from my own kind of hell   'Cause I lost the key to my past      The show must go on   It seems like there's something I'm leaving behind   The show must go on   'Cause the dreams that I'm having   I'm having all the time   The show must go on      There will be no confessions   'Cause I'd only be guessing just where to begin   There's only one thing I'm knowing   This feeling ain't blowing   Away with the wind   And I'm tired of turning my back on myself   Throwing truth away   Let the fire burn down the front door to myself   And give me a season of play      The show must go on   I just keep pretending to live for the game   The show must go on   I just keep on bending the rules to fit the pain      It's time for collecting   What I've been neglecting   It's gonna be a little strange   'Cause one day I'll be gone   And I'll be back in town   Nothing's gonna, nothing's gonna be the same      The show must go on   And I just keep pretending to live for your game   The show must go on   I just keep on bending the rules to fit the pain   The show must go on      Put on the face   Win every race   I'm just so strong can't you see   And I keep up the pace   I won't leave a trace   Of yearning for some room to breathe   Still going on, still going on      The show must go on   The show must go on