You were always the kid
That seemed to look down
So when you turned eighteen
You had to act out
You moved to a city
Of dreamers and drugs
With fake friends and demons
There's no one to trust
Wondering what the younger you would think of you now
Swimming in your debt until you're drowning in doubt
Prodigal prodigy wandering in the devil's playground
When you're playing rockstar
You're taking your heart
And you're breaking it to sell your art
Posting the pieces
For the world to see it
They can like it or they can leave it
Oh, woah, woah
Oh, woah, woah
When you're playing rockstar
Drunk and in the dark
One day you'll wish that you could press restart
To know who you are
To know who you are
Chasing validation
Nobody can give
Sold your soul replacing
What's missing within
Everything in the world
Is going to hell
Too far gone to listen
Unless it's yourself
When you're playing rockstar
You're taking your heart
And you're breaking it to sell your art
Posting the pieces
For the world to see it
They can like it or they can leave it
Oh, woah, woah
Oh, woah, woah
When you're playing rockstar
Drunk and in the dark
One day you'll wish that you could press restart
To know who you are
(To know who you are)
To know who you are
(To know who you are)
To know who you are
(To know who you are)
Lost playing rockstar
We're all alone in a land of flashing lights
We're all alone where love only lasts for the night
We're all alone, yeah
We're all alone
We're all alone in a land of flashing lights
We're all alone where love only lasts for the night
We're all alone, yeah
We're all alone
When you're playing rockstar
You're taking your heart
And you're breaking it to sell your art
Posting the pieces
For the world to see it
They can like it or they can leave it
When you're playing rockstar
You're taking your heart
And you're breaking it to sell your art
Posting the pieces
For the world to see it
They can like it or they can leave it
Oh, woah, woah
Oh, woah, woah
When you're playing rockstar
Drunk and in the dark
One day you'll wish that you could press restart
To know who you are
(To know who you are)
To know who you are
(To know who you are)
To know who you are
(To know who you are)
Lost playing rockstar
(To know who you are)
We're all alone in a land of flashing lights
We're all alone where love only lasts for the night
We're all alone, yeah
We're all alone