
Center Stage - Original Version
Rap-Rock, Alternative Rock, Post-Grunge, And Alternative Metal

Center Stage - Original Version
Rap-Rock, Alternative Rock, Post-Grunge, And Alternative Metal
Lyrics
Never learned to play
But somehow, this is where I’m meant to be
One light
One truth
One song to set me free
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Spotlight on, I’m exposed
Crowd full of ghosts I used to know
Every face, every phase, staring back like a test
Piano in front, pressure in my chest
Never touched these keys, but my hands just know
Like the pain in my past gave me somewhere to go
This isn’t skill, it’s release
This isn’t learned, it’s belief
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They don’t see the nights I broke
Tried to speak but I just choked
Now I’m bleeding through the chords
Finally letting go of control
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I never knew the notes, but I played ’em anyway
This melody’s a lifeline, screaming what I couldn’t say
And they’re hanging on each line, like they finally understand
I gave them all my silence, now they’re reaching out their hands
And I’m okay, yeah for once I’m okay
Like the music washed the shame away
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Crowd’s still quiet, but the sound is loud
Every keystroke cuts through the doubts
I ain’t flawless, I’m fractured
But that’s what they’re reacting to
Every chord’s a confession
Truth in progression
Wasn’t trained for perfection—
I just leaned into expression
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So here’s my final verse
A symphony from hurt
If this is all I ever say
Let it echo, let it burn
Let them carry what they heard
Back into their every day
If I vanish from the stage
Maybe they’ll still hear my name
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I never knew the notes, but I played ‘em anyway
This melody’s my memory, screaming what I couldn’t say
They’re hanging on each line, like they finally understand
I gave them all my silence, now they’re reaching out their hands
And I’m okay—yeah, I swear I’m okay
Like the music made the pain obey
Yeah… I’m okay
Even if it’s just today
