I stand here waiting for you to bang the gong

To crash the critic saying, "Is it right or is it wrong?"

If only fame had an I.V, baby could I bear?Being away from you, I found the vein, put it in here



I live for the applause, applause, applause

I live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause, live for the-

Way that you cheer and scream for me

The applause, applause, applause



Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud)

Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud)



(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Make it real loud

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch

(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Make it real loud

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch



I've overheard your theory, "Nostalgia's for geeks"

I guess sir, if you say so, some of us just like to read

One second I'm a Koons fan, suddenly the Koons is me

Pop culture was in art, now art's in pop culture, in me



I live for the applause, applause, applause

I live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause, live for the-

Way that you cheer and scream for me

The applause, applause, applause



Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud)

Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud)



(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Make it real loud

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch

(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Make it real loud

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch



Woo, touch, touch

Woo, touch, touch now

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh



I live for the applause, applause, applause

I live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause, live for the-

Way that you cheer and scream for me

The applause, applause, applause



Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud)

Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud)



(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Make it real loud

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch

(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Make it real loud

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch



(A-R-T-P-O-P)