Setting The Stage

How do you feel?
Do you belong?
Can you remember?
I've been expecting you
Are you real?
What are the stars?
Can you love?
Can you play the part?
I know it hurts
Just go along with it
You weren't cursed
You were just born again
Do your job
And keep your promises
So we can benefit
From your companionship

Setting the stage is the name of the game
You'll be replaced at the end of the day
Wade through the dark
Below the TV screen or what you see
Under the wood beneath our feet

Rewind the tape (rewind the tape)
Before your death
Don't tell your father (don't tell your father)
He'll be upset (he'll be upset)
You're not misguided (you're not misguided)
It's not a test (it's not a test)
I should have known this toon
Would do the best
You're working overtime
To keep us all in check
Just sweep the corners, yeah?
Make sure there's nothing left
I know you're traumatized
Quit playing hard to get
You'll never truly die
But there are side effects

Setting the stage is the name of the game
You'll be replaced at the end of the day
Wade through the dark
Below the TV screen or what you see
Under the wood beneath our feet

(Under the wood beneath our feet)