She smiles so much to hide the pain.
Her parents were right.
I'll never get out of the chorus.
Playbill by playbill, show by show…
Her name is still next to "ensemble".
I'll never get out of the chorus I'll never get out of the –
Bobby's smiles match hers.
Not in wattage, or in strength of the smile itself,
But in the meaning of the two curves of their lips.
A smile.
Bobby's smile is not like hers, however.
It's too sardonic, sarcastic.
It says: "I'm way too good for the chorus".
"I've put in way too much time for the chorus".
"I've got way too much talent for the chorus".
Bobby puts his thoughts, his feelings, on display,
While she hides them.
As far deep inside her as she can.
She hides them…
However,
They are always
Still there.
I'll never get out of the chorus I'll never get out of the chorus I'll never –
She looks at Ivy, and then, at Karen,
And smiles.
I'll never get out of the chorus.
She hopes her parents are proud of her.
She knows they are not.
She knows she is not.
She's too good for the chorus.
I'll never get out of the chorus.