I want to see you after you practice for months Then choke on the big stage. I want to feel your heartbeat when you're surrounded in the stairwell with no friend in sight. I want to hear you cry for help, abandoned on a rooftop, when the ladder's kicked away. I want to trace your thoughts when she tells you the end might be near. I want to whisper encouragement in your ear And stand beside you And catch you when you jump So I can stare right back at you when you look me in the eyes and tell me you don't have the strength to change.