Скачать или смотреть 'THE ACTOR' - Mick Sumbling

An original song written by Mick Sumbling (aka El Mick) and dating from the 1970s. Strings arranged by El Mick. Video from “The Last Performance”: a 1929 American drama / horror film directed by Paul Fejos and starring Conrad Veidt and Mary Philbin. The summary from IMDb: "A middle-aged magician is in love with his beautiful young assistant, who is in love with his young protege', who turns out to be a bum and a thief."


Opening night and the house lights dim
The theatre’s packed, the show begins
I am the actor, and for my sins,
Here am I waiting in the wings

Think on this as I tread these boards,
A sea of faces, wall to wall
Before the night watchman clicks his torch
Listen to the sweet applause

Retiring to my dressing room
And taking off my first-night shoes
I stay up late to celebrate
And catch the first reviews

I spend my time mouthing others’ lines
I’ve really nothing left to say
Being me is a comedy
The hardest part I’ve had to play

Has anybody understood
Or heard a single word I’ve said
It doesn’t matter anyhow
It’s just a book I read

My appearance may be misleading
Perhaps my smile is self-deceiving
And everything you’re perceiving
About me is a lie

If I am not what I appear to be
I twist the truth, or it twists me
If all I see is nothing
Am I nothing without you?