The x38's - Glitter & Shine Lyrics

In the bright lights there's a figure so bold
Struttin' his stuff like a story untold
With a smile so wide and a twinkle in his eye
But beneath the surface it's all just a lie

Golden suit, fancy shoes, perfect hair
But the soul inside is empty, there's nothing there
He dances and he sings with all his might
But it's fools gone glittering in the night

Glitter and shine but it's not divine
You play your part but the heart's not mine
Glitter and shine in the midnight show
But in the dawn's first light the truth will show

On the stage he dazzles in the spotlight's glare
Spinning tales of wonder but there's no soul to share
With every catchy chorus and every clever lie
It's a borrowed tune and it's all by design

Oh, you've got the moves, you've got the beat
But the magic fades, it's incomplete
A puppet on strings in a golden sheen
Selling empty dreams in a world of make-believe

Glitter and shine but it's not divine
You play your part but the heart's not mine
Glitter and shine in the midnight show
But in the dawn's first light the truth will show

In the masquerade where the shadows play
You wear your mask in the grand display
But the glitter fades as the night turns to day
And the fools' dull dreams, they melt away

In the end when the lights go dim
And the silence falls there's a hollow hymn
The facade cracks and the truth reveals
The empty echo of what he steals

You've got the look and you've got the flair
But there's nothing real underneath the glare
Just a flash in a gilded frame
Singing borrowed words without a name

Glitter and shine but it's not divine
You play your part but the heart's not mine
Glitter and shine in the midnight show
But in the dawn's first light the truth will show

Glitter and shine in a world so cold
You might dazzle now but you'll never hold
Glitter and shine it's what you are
A fleeting spot but not a lasting star

Glitter and shine
Glitter and shine
Glitter and shine
Glitter and shine

Glitter and shine