Rollercoaster (Only Leaving Town)

So you're gone, the play begins
I have to rearrange myself
You're miles away, it makes me weak,
Weaker than I've ever been
If i just stood before you, you would see..
But I can't tell you this, I can't show you a thing
It could get you more distant than you already are
So I'll put on this mask, I'll just be a clown
Smiling with my aging eyes
If you just knew what I think, you would see
The script that I must follow
I'm the star of this theatre of overlooked feelings
And you'll never know, no, you'll never know
The inner grief I've chosen to sustain
To keep you the closest I can.
Used to it, okay with it, it's something I will never be
This is not me
But I can't afford to watch you fade away
Not in this life, and surely not this way.
Broken inside, but I have this leading role
And I cannot let my audience down.
I'm the star in this movie of held back teardrops
That you will never watch, no, you will never watch
People here clap their hands at me but they don't know
The way that I'm missing you
So, you're gone,  but not for good
This play is going to end.




Prod. by Matteo Portaluri

Words & Music by Riccardo Gileno

The Play

Acoustic emotions from Trieste, "Bora Town", Italy.