[Verse 1:]
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 on)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch,
touch (make it real loud)
Give me that thing that I love (I'll
turn the lights on)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch,
touch (make it real loud)
(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Make it real loud
(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Put your hands up,
make 'em touch, touch
(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Make it real loud
(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Put your hands up,
make 'em touch, touch
[Verse 2:]
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, then
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 on)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch,
touch (make it real loud)
Give me that thing that I love (I'll
turn the lights on)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch,
touch (make it real loud)
(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Make it real loud
(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Put your hands up,
make 'em touch, touch
(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Make it real loud
(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Put your hands up,
make 'em touch, touch
[Bridge:]
Touch, touch
Touch, touch now
Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo
Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo
Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo
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 on)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch,
touch (make it real loud)
Give me that thing that I love (I'll
turn the lights on)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch,
touch (make it real loud)
(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Make it real loud
(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Put your hands up,
make 'em touch (make it real loud)
(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Make it real loud
(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Put your hands up,
make 'em touch, touch
A-R-T-P-O-P
