Role of a Lifetime
Bare Lyrics

Everything’s an act, When you’re pleasing everyone.
Living a life where you try to please everyone is like living a lie, where everything is just an act.

And he assumes that role To such renown.
Assuming a role to please everyone has made him famous but at the cost of his true identity.

He plays a perfect part, Straight from his heart Knowing the risk he takes And hoping that the house Is not brought down.
He puts on a perfect act from his heart, knowing the risks involved but hoping that his true self won't be exposed and everything will go smoothly.

The role of a lifetime is living a fantasy.
Living a life where you constantly put on an act to please others is like living in a fantasy world that is far from the reality of who you truly are.

The trauma that you struggle to erase.
Living a life that is not true to yourself can cause emotional trauma that you struggle to get rid of.

Thoughts battle words over deeds A war with such casualties.
Your thoughts and words are in constant disagreement with your actions, causing emotional turmoil that can have disastrous consequences.

All played out behind a smiling face.
All these struggles are hidden behind a smile, and nobody really knows the emotional battle that is being fought within.

God I need your guidance Tell me what it means To live a life where nothings as it seems.
He seeks guidance from a higher power to understand what it truly means to live a life where nothing is as it seems and he is constantly putting on an act.

Spending days in silent fear, And spending nights in lonely prayer. Hoping that one day when you wake, Those feelings won’t be there.
Living in fear of being exposed and praying to be free of the constant emotional struggle that comes with putting on an act day in day out.

So confused because I feel complete with him When we're alone it all somehow makes sense. Look into his eyes for some compromise Remember the word, forget And try to bury something so intense.
Despite the confusion, he feels complete when he is with the person he loves, and he tries to forget the struggles and bury them to maintain the peace and harmony of their relationship.

You learn to play the straight man, Your lines become routine. Never really saying what you mean.
He has learned to play the straight man, with lines that have become routine, and he never really gets to say what he means.

But I know the scene will change, White picket fences, and a dog, A trophy bride and children God I know that’s what he wants
He knows that eventually, the scene will change to the one that is expected of him, with a happy family and everything, which is what his partner wants.

But Jason what role do I play, Am I a savior or a phase? Am I here to damn you? Or to help you navigate this maze. Where confusion is a crime, So you fill your life with sound, And if you dance like hell, You hope you never touch the ground.
He questions the role he plays in his partner's life, if he is the savior or just a phase, here to help him navigate through the maze of life, as they try to fill their lives with noise to drown out their confusion and struggles.

What happens when the music stops? In the silence will he stay one day, One day you'll realize that these feelings aren't going away So we drive ourselves insane, Spinning circles in our souls, As we dance around and play pretend. Then once again, Reprise our roles.
What happens when the facade falls apart, and they are faced with the silence of reality? He worries that it will one day happen, that the struggles and feelings won't go away. They drive themselves insane, pretending and dancing around in circles, always going back to play the same roles, even though it's not who they truly are.