[Intro: nine to 5 & Sewerperson]
So won't you hold the applause?
'Cause it's all that I got
I know it's not a lot, but it feeds me the strength I would need to move on

[Verse 1: nine to 5]
I did all the things that I said I would
Try to push me to the side but you never could, no
I’m breaking through the walls, it's competitive
Now I'm taking to the bottle like a sedative, woah
After all of this time and I still get it wrong
I won’t tell you what you wanted hear no more
But you played me like a game, tryna get up the score
But I'm not finished yet, I’m still coming for more

[Chorus: nine to 5]
So won't you hold the applause?
'Cause it's all that I got
You torе it apart
It was doomed from the start
Fallin' for your mirage
From nothing, but oh, it's so еxciting
To go
To these places I ain't been before
You took hold my body, sunk it into the floor
[Bridge: nine to 5]
Going insane, my body is sore
I feel a lot different than I did before
Seasons have changed, I'm closing these doors
I'm burning these bridges can't take anymore
So take all I am, I'll do what I can
But nothing will satisfy you in the end
But I understand, it's all gone as planned
You fucked up my head but I'll take what I can

[Verse 2: Sewerperson]
Yeah
Seventeen nights in the grip of cold hands
Baby, I try do you right while you just doing what you can
Wails heard through the night from somewhere deep inside the branch
Toss out a flare, we can light up the world
Ash floats through the air as this fire unfurls
Tell me how this shit compare to a night better spent
Watch the banshee touch down onto the charring grasslands, yeah

[Chorus: Sewerperson]
So won't you hold the applause?
'Cause it's all that I got
I know it's not a lot, but it feeds me the strength I would need to move on
With her taste on my tongue
And my hand on my heart
I can't be what you need but I swear on my life, I will be what you want
With the grace of a wisp
She comes right around and attaches to my hip
She whispers, "Are you scared?" and I said, "Maybe just a bit"
You know I can't lie when you look at me like this, yeah
When you look me in my eyes
I know you could see into my soul into my mind
You know I know I could never get away with lying
That's why it's the truth that without you I'd rather die