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Artist: Von Smith
Canonical path: /von-smith/applause
Related lyric paths: 6
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Applause
Read Applause lyrics by Von Smith on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Applause
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I stand here waiting for
You to bang the gong
To crash the critic saying
Is it right or is it wrong?
If only fame had an I. V.
Baby, could I bear
Being away from you, I
Found the vein, put it in here
I live for the applause, applause, applause
I live for the applause-plause
Live for the applause-plause
Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me
The applause, applause, applause
Give me that thing that I love
(I'll turn the lights out)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch
(Make it real loud)
Give me that thing that I love
(I'll turn the lights out)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch
(Make it real loud)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E
(Make it real loud)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E
(Make it real loud)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch
I've overheard your theory
"Nostalgia's for geeks!"
I guess, sir, if you say so
Some of us just like to read
One second I'm a Koons then
Suddenly the Koons is me
Pop culture was in art
Now art's in pop culture, in me!
I live for the applause, applause, applause
I live for the applause-plause
Live for the applause-plause
Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me
The applause, applause, applause
Give me that thing that I love
(I'll turn the lights out)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch
(Make it real loud)
Give me that thing that I love
(I'll turn the lights out)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch
(Make it real loud)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E
(Make it real loud)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E
(Make it real loud)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch
Touch, touch
Touch, touch now
I live for the applause, applause, applause
I live for the applause-plause
Live for the applause-plause
Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me
The applause, applause, applause
Give me that thing that I love
(I'll turn the lights out)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch
(Make it real loud)
Give me that thing that I love
(I'll turn the lights out)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch
(Make it real loud)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E
(Make it real loud)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E
(Make it real loud)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch
A-R-T-P-O-P
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