[SAM]
I stand here waiting for you to bang the gong
To crash the critic saying: "Is it right or is it wrong?"
If only fame had an IV, baby, could I bear?
Being away from you, I've found the vein, put it in here

[BLAINE]
I live for the applause, applause, applause

[ARTIE]
I live for the applause-plause
Live for the applause-plause

[RYDER]
Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me
The applause, applause, applause

[MARLEY with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
Give me that thing that I love

[SAM]
(I’ll turn the lights on)

[MARLEY with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
Put your hands up, make ‘em touch, touch
[BLAINE & SAM]
(Make it real loud)

[MARLEY with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
Give me that thing that I love

[SAM]
(I’ll turn the lights on)

[MARLEY with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
Put your hands up, make ‘em touch, touch

[BLAINE]
(Make it real loud)

[RYDER with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
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[ARTIE]
(Artie: Make it real loud)

[RYDER with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
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[MARLEY & ARTIE]
(Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch)
[RYDER with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
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[ARTIE]
(Make it real loud)

[RYDER with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
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[MARLEY & ARTIE]
(Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch)

[SAM]
I've overheard your theory: "Nostalgia’s for geeks!"

[RYDER]
I guess sir, if you say so, some of us just like to read

[ARTIE]
One second I’m a Koons, then suddenly the Koons is me
Pop culture was in art, now art’s in pop culture, in me

[BLAINE with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
I live for the applause, applause, applause

[ARTIE with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
I live for the applause-plause
Live for the applause-plause
[RYDER & MARLEY with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me
The applause, applause, applause

[BLAINE with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
Give me that thing that I love

[SAM]
(I’ll turn the lights on)

[BLAINE with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
Put your hands up, make ‘em touch, touch

[BLAINE & SAM]
(Make it real loud)

[BLAINE with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
Give me that thing that I love

[SAM]
(I’ll turn the lights on)

[BLAINE with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
Put your hands up, make ‘em touch, touch

[BLAINE]
(Make it real loud)

[RYDER with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
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[ARTIE]
(Make it real loud)

[RYDER with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
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[MARLEY & ARTIE]
(Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch)

[RYDER with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
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[ARTIE]
(Make it real loud)

[RYDER with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
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[MARLEY & ARTIE]
(Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch)

[MARLEY with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS, (ARTIE)]
(Now!) Touch, touch (Hoooh!)
Touch, touch now (Oh woah! Oh woah!)
Now, now, now, now (Oh woah!)
Now, now, now, now (Oooh!)

[MARLEY & BLAINE]
I live for the applause, applause, applause

[MARLEY & ARTIE]
I live for the applause-plause
Live for the applause-plause

[RYDER, MARLEY, & ARTIE]
Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me

[RYDER & MARLEY, (ARTIE)]
The applause (The applause)
Applause, applause (Yeah, yeah)

[MARLEY with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS, (ARTIE)]
Give me that thing that I love
(Sam: I’ll turn the lights on)

[MARLEY with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS, (ARTIE)]
Put your hands up, make ‘em touch, touch (Oh whoa!)

[SAM & BLAINE]
(Make it real loud)

[MARLEY with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS, (ARTIE)]
Give me that thing that I love (Give me, give me, yeah!)

[SAM]
(I’ll turn the lights on)

[MARLEY with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS, (ARTIE)]
Put your hands up, make ‘em touch, touch (Put it up, oh!)

[BLAINE]
(Make it real loud)

[RYDER with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
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[SAM]
(Make it real loud)

[ARTIE]
(Ooh!)

[RYDER with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
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[MARLEY]
(Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch)

[BLAINE]
(Make it real loud!)

[RYDER with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E

[SAM]
(Make it real loud)

[ARTIE]
(Oh whoa! Oh whoa!)

[RYDER with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E

[MARLEY]
(Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch)

[ARTIE]
(Oh whoa, ooh!)

[MARLEY with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
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