"You're such a good person," they say
"You're really talented and funny," they say
"You're so amazing, I wish I could be like you," they say

If only they knew
Oh, if only they knew the horrors...


"Please don't cry you're amazing," they say
"You're really compassionate about others," they say

Spare me the compliments
Oh, if they only knew the agony.

Save your kind words, these tears and smiles you see are all an act
Save your wishes to be like me because to become like me
is to lose all the things that made you, you

There's a price to pay for becoming an actor
The price is not knowing if what you feel is an act or the real you
The price you pay is becoming an empty shell


The Agony of being an actor