I am hiding in the bathroom,
On the biggest night of my career,
They don’t notice me,
So I helplessly
Run away, and pretend that I’ve disappeared

I am lonely in the bathroom,
‘Cause my name is stapled all over the news
Think they know my name,
Spit on my grave
Then beg me for an autograph, or two

20 years ago,
I was just a woman,
Who took a dive
And I had no direction
Now I’m helplessly,
Trying to pick up speed
So my name’s not a lost soul
In the sky

But for now I am,
Michelle, who’s unsteady
Michelle, who’s not ready
Michelle, who’s not ready for the future
So what if I do not win?
I am,
Michelle, with a desire,
Michelle, who’s weakened by the fire
Michelle, who’ll soon submerse into a culture

I will hide away, until I can up and leave,
I will stay in here and breathe,
‘Cause if I leave I’ll scream
I’m just
Michelle, who you have battered,
Michelle, who’s simply shattered,
Michelle, who’s in the bathroom by herself

I will step away,
Ignoring all the words you say,
That leave me feeling alone
But it’s hard to ignore the whispers,
Louder than my panicked heart,
And erase my bare and hollowed out bones

And from outside I hear,
People and the mockery of tongues,
They speak and I listen
And inside I sink,
I...