To be sung by a female character (alto / mezzo-soprano / soprano)

Show biz is killing me slowly —
Dizzy with no-one to hold me,
Audience cheering
But nobody hearing these tears,
These tears.

Show biz is killing me slowly —
Sly smiling faces below me.
Audience clapping —
These End Days are happening
All too near.

They say "Sing!" and I sing.
They say "Dance!" and I dance.
"Encore!" — I come back
Despite circumstance.

"Blow us a kiss!
Come on down — entertain us.
Show us some skin.
Now, don't you feel famous?"

Show biz is killing me...
Oh, so slowly.

(Interlude)

They say "Sing!" and I sing.
They say "Dance!" and I dance.
"Encore!" — I come back.
Your wish, my command.

"Let's see some skin!
Come on down — entertain us.
Spread out them Wings.
Now, don't you feel famous?"

Show biz is killing me...
Oh, so slowly.

© 2019

Peg Entwistle
(jumped to her death from the Hollywood sign)