My heart stops
and for a second
I can't breathe

I forget where I am 
as the music
takes over me

My eyes get  blurry
just as I start
to sing and

they stay that way
throughout the
whole damn  thing

I'm shaking
and scared and
afraid I'll mess up

my hands get all
sweaty, and I think
I'll throw up

but I never do
and I keep on
singing

about half way
through my ears
start  ringing

I imagine the 
people as
not even there

otherwise my
stage fright is 
too much to bear

as I finish singing
my  vision 
comes back

but my heart
keeps beating like
it's having an attack

This is why
I keep it
locked up inside

I fucking hate
that I am so
painfully shy...