Lyrics

No Applause No Stage No Lights
Artist - Kristopher Daniel Pinnell™

Verse 1
I stood outside
that studio gate
Late again
but still no wait
North Hollywood
was to blame
Hopped the fence
took my shot
Felt — no shame.

Chorus
No applause,
no stage,
no lights
Just a breath
returning in the night
Not for the world,
not for a name —
But for the man
who faced his shame.

Verse 2
But I didn’t get
the part that day
And life kept
stealing parts away
The failure then
was just a seed
Compared to where
despair would lead.

Chorus
No applause,
no stage,
no lights
Just a breath
returning in the night
Not for the world,
not for a name —
But for the man
who faced his shame.

Verse 3
At 47
stripped me bare
Truck stop lights
and vacant stares
High and hollow
lost and thin
Self-loathing digging further in
Life seemed so unfair
but still I dared
I didn’t care — or so I declared

Chorus
No applause,
no stage,
no lights
Just a breath
returning in the night
Not for the world,
not for a name —
But for the man
who faced his shame.

Verse 4
But through that broken
naked glare
I found a way
I redeemed myself
Took my pride off the shelf
I learned to care
And loved myself

Chorus
No applause,
no stage,
no lights
Just a breath
returning in the night
Not for the world,
not for a name —
But for the man
who faced his shame.