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The Show

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The Show was released on November 3, 2023 by Capitol Records as a part of the album The Show: The Encore

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02:10 - 02:15

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Niall Horan

Background Vocals

Joel Little

Programming

Jamie Scott

Background Vocals

Sam de Jong

Drums

Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper

Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper

Violin

Peau Halapua

Violin

Joe Harrop

Viola

James Bush

Cello

Mike Needle

Background Vocals

Daniel Bryer

Background Vocals

The Black Quartet

The Black Quartet

String Quartet

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Niall Horan

Songwriter

Daniel Bryer

Songwriter

Jamie Scott

Songwriter

Mike Needle

Songwriter

Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper

Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper

String Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Joel Little

Producer

Jamie Scott

Vocal Producer

Matt Wolach

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Martin Hannah

Recording Engineer

Nathan Dantzler

Nathan Dantzler

Mastering Engineer

Harrison Tate

Assistant Mastering Engineer

Mark Stent

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Life is like a board game some of the time

Mistakes and heartbreaks are no crime

But there's a light creepin' through under broken skies

Got plans? Better hurry 'cause time flies

[PreChorus]

Hold tight, get ready for the ride

[Chorus]

If everything was easy, nothing ever broke

If everything was simple, how would we know

How to fix your tears, how to fake a show

How to paint a smile? Yeah, how would we know

How good we have it though?

[Verse 2]

Life is like a dance floor some of the time

Life is like a dance floor some of the time, mmm

Dancin' with the stars, oh, every night

Gravity comes and wraps her arms around you again

It's all fun and games until the party ends

[PreChorus]

Hold tight, get ready for the ride

[Chorus]

If everything was easy, nothing ever broke

If everything was simple, how would we know

How to fix your tears, how to fake a show

How to paint a smile? Yeah, how would we know

How good we have it though?

[Bridge]

Looking at the sun our whole lives

We're blinded by the lights

Looking at the sun our whole lives

We're blinded by the lights, ooh

[PreChorus]

We're still not ready for the ride

[Chorus]

If everything was easy, nothing ever broke

If everything was simple, how would we know

How to fix your tears, how to fake a show

How to paint a smile? Yeah, how would we know?

[Outro]

Oh, if everything was easy, nothing ever broke

If everything was simple, how would we know

How to fix your tears, how to fake a show

How to paint a smile? Yeah, how would we know

How good we had it though?

[Outro]

How good we had it, no?

So, hold tight, get ready for the ride

Written by: Daniel Bryer, Jamie Scott, Mike Needle, Niall Horan

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