Verse
G# G#maj7
I am an opera singer
G#7 C#
I stand on painted tape
C# D#
It tells me where I'm going
D# G#
And where to throw my cape
[Verse 2]
G# G#maj7
I call my co-stars "brother"
G#7 C#
I call my co-stars "knave"
C# D#
I play both good and evil parts
D# G#
I sing to Verdi's grave
[Verse 3]
G# G#maj7
And every single morning
G#7 C#
By 10 C#M I'm dressed
C# D#
My rehearsals last for hours and hours
D# G#
With diligence I have been blessed
[Verse 4]
G# G#maj7
Some people, they call me monster
G#7 C#
Some people, they call me saint
C# D#
My talent feeds my darker side
D# G#
Yet no one will complain
[Chorus]
D# G# C#
I am an opera singer
C# G#
I sing in foreign lands
D# G# C#
I've sung for kings in Europe
C# G# D#
And emperors in Japan
[Verse 5]
G# G#maj7
And after each performance
G#7 C#
People stand around and wait
C# D#
Just to tell me that they love my voice
D# G#
Just to tell me that I'm great
[Verse 6]
G# G#maj7
I am an opera singer
G#7 C#
I will sing when you're all dead
C# D#
I sing the mountains crumbling apart
D# G#
I sing what can't be said
[Chorus]
D# G# C#
I am an opera singer
C# G#
I sing in foreign lands
D# G# C#
Most people seem to know my name
C# G# D#
Or at least know who I am