[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Piano, Deep Sub-Bass Synth, Acoustic Guitar, Organ Swells, Tribal Percussion, Electric Guitar]
[Intro]
Step inside
(Don’t be afraid)
Everybody’s smiling
(Everybody’s made)
Standing still
(Standing still)
Waiting for the room to turn
(Waiting for the thrill)
[Verse 1]
I walked through the doorway
And something felt strange
A face not familiar
Yet nobody changed
Eyes looking forward
A smile painted on
I wondered for a moment
(Where had everybody gone?)
A hand on the shoulder
A pose frozen tight
You could swear they were breathing
(But they never moved right)
[Pre-Chorus]
Is this a reflection
(Is this reality?)
Am I just observing
(What I’m supposed to see?)
If everybody’s certain
(But nobody knows)
How do you tell the difference
(When nobody shows?)
[Refrain]
Do you feel
(Like I am…)
… in a wax museum?
Are you real
(The real deal)
… or muse-dumb?
[Verse 2]
Am I the statue
And you’re the guide
… we’re both pretending
(There’s nothing here to hide)
A little bit of vanity
A little bit of fame
A frozen little likeness
(And somebody’s given it a name)
But outside the museum
The real world carries on
The river keeps on flowing
(Even when the lights are gone)
[Chorus]
Wax museum
(Wax museum)
I’m supposing…
(Everybody’s posing)
Real deal
(Real deal)
Or just another copy
(That doesn’t feel?)
Muse-dumb
(Muse-dumb)
Lost inside the room
When you’re staring at the statue
(Who’s the statue… me or you?)
[Bridge]
Move!
(Prove!)
Blink!
(Think!)
Feel!
(Real!)
[Instrumental]
[Dreamy guitar]
[Quirky piano]
[Wobbling synth]
[Final Chorus]
Wax museum
(Or muse gone numb)
Do you feel frozen
(Or ready to move?)
Prove…
(The real deal)
Are you awake
(Know what’s at stake?)
Muse-dumb
(Muse-dumb)
Don’t let your mind become
A monument to yesterday
(When tomorrow’s just begun)
… to begin again
[Outro]
Blink!
(If you’re alive)
Think!
(Strive to thrive)
From the album “I Dunno“