| E | C#m |
| Living on a | lighted stage |
| B | A |
| Ap | proaches the un | real |
| B | A |
| For | those who think and | feel |
| E | C#m |
| In | touch with some | reality |
| B | E |
| Be | yond the gilded | cage |
| E | C#m |
| Cast in this un | likely role |
| B | A |
| With | insufficient | tact |
| E | C#m |
| One must put up | barriers |
| B | E |
| To | keep oneself in | tact |
| C#m | A |
| Living in the | limelight |
| B | C#m |
| The | universal | dream |
| A | B | C#m |
| For | those who wish to | seem | |
| C#m | A |
| Must | put aside the | alienation |
| B | C#m |
| Get on with the | fascination |
| B | C#m |
| The | underlying th | eme |
| E | C#m |
| Living in a | fisheye lens |
| B | A |
| Caught | in the camera | eye |
| B | A |
| I | have no heart to | lie |
| E | C#m |
| I | can’t pretend a | stranger |
| B | E |
| Is a | long-awaited | friend |
| E | C#m |
| All the world’s in | deed a stage |
| B | A |
| And | we are merely p | layers |
| B | A |
| Per | formers and port | rayers |
| E | C#m |
| Each another’s | audience |
| B | E |
| Out | side the gilded | cage |
| C#m | A |
| Living in the | limelight |
| B | C#m |
| The | universal | dream |
| A | B | C#m |
| For | those who wish to | seem | |
| C#m | A |
| Must | put aside the | alienation |
| B | C#m |
| Get on with the | fascination |
| B | C#m |
| The | underlying th | eme |
| C#m | A |
| Living in the | limelight |
| B | C#m |
| The | universal | dream |
| A | B | C#m |
| For | those who wish to | seem | |
| C#m | A |
| Must | put aside the | alienation |
| B | C#m |
| Get on with the | fascination |
| B | C#m |
| The | underlying th | eme |
| B | C#m |
| The | underlying th | eme |