Seems I've got some friends on the scene

Everybody's talking like they know me

But I'm only backstage, backlit, or in the spotlight

So that sounds pretty obscene

Yeah they're talking about me like I live in broad daylight

Baby, that's extreme

I'm only backstage, caps lock, VIP

And I don't think you'd get past security

I'm not smiling, I'm showing you my teeth

You don't get like me without being a beast

Compromise feels a little too cheap

Backstage everything is for free

I haven't seen red tape in years

It's not ordinary

I'm only downstage, staircase or in the parking lot

And I was just about to leave

You think I'm smiling but I'm showing you my teeth

I got a couple complaints down at the VIP

I got a couple complaints up at the mezzanine

Lydia That's why

I called the cab, I called the bar, I called the drinks, I got the car

I booked the hotel, checked us in, I got the passes, all for free

I'm not smiling I'm showing you my teeth

You don't get like me without being a beast

Compromise feels a little too cheap

Backstage everything is for free

I've got a bad habit of getting everything I need

Backstage everything is for free

Backstage everything is for free

If you know me then, talk to security