Cheap Seats

from New Plans by Josie Newton

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Please take your seats
The show is about to begin
They'll perform to their best
And hope you don't go asking
Do those on the stage have any power?
Or does it belong to their puppet masters?

Look where their fingers point to
How their master makes them move
Who benefits from what they do
& anyone that stands to lose
Get you focusing on things
That you know you shouldn't be
Just avoid any accountability

Watch where their eyes look right at
Who has that knife in your back
Selling what you wish you had
Telling you 'it ain't that bad'
Truthfully behind the scenes
They know what the lies all mean
But they'll never admit a thing

You thought we'd sit there and applause
Without giving it a second thought

CHORUS
We can see what's happening
Sat in the cheap seats
We can hear the real meaning
In the words you speak
Can't pull the curtains over our eyes
We see the strings, transparent lies
Can't fool us in the cheap seats

Do you ever wake at night?
Look in the mirror and sigh
Are you able to forget
Your actions; cause and affect
To perform the way you do
You must just forget the truth
And tell yourself your master wants the best for you

You thought we'd sit there and applause
Without giving it a second thought

CHORUS
We can see what's happening
Sat in the cheap seats
We can hear the real meaning
In the words you speak
Can't pull the curtains over our eyes
We see the strings, transparent lies
Can't fool us in the cheap seats

Give no standing ovation
To those whose motivation
Is only power
Give no standing ovation
To those whose motivation
Is only power

CHORUS
We can see what's happening
Sat in the cheap seats
We can hear the real meaning
In the words you speak
Can't pull the curtains over our eyes
We see the strings, transparent lies
Can't fool us in the cheap seats

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from New Plans, released September 23, 2022
Written & Produced by Josie Newton

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Josie Newton Plymouth, UK

Singer-Songwriter who plays the Sandpiper guitar.

I've been living with Fibromyalgia for the last decade, which has become intertwined in how and what I create.

All you hear on this page has been written, recorded and produced at home by me.

I sincerely hope you find something in the music I make. ... more

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