No Hollywood Ending

When the curtain falls

And the final scene has ended

The audience has left the stalls

The actor stops pretending

This is no Hollywood ending

Stares from behind the mask

Silent, he stands screaming

Love always plays the part

Just as the mind starts bending

This is no Hollywood ending

This is no Hollywood ending

Successful, doomed to fail

From the spotlight to the wings

As you strip away the veil

Through makeup to the skin

This is no Hollywood ending

There's no use in us pretending

For us, there'll be no Hollywood ending