I dreamt that I saw people
In the corner of my room
Rising from my bed I asked them
“Tell me, Who are you”

Go back to sleep, they said,
You’ve stumbled behind the scenes.
Then they climbed my attic stairs
Saying “we’re the backstage team”

My life has a backstage crew, always in disguise
They say they back me up, though I don’t know exactly what that means
They build the sets, call the cues, then I improvise
The worlds a stage, I’m stuck out front, they act behind the scenes

Nobody was in the attic
Not even my garage
Should I believe they watch my back
Like some kind of éntourage?

When I would think of things
That I might like to do
It seems they'd make it happen
Yes they did, it came right on cue

My life has a backstage crew, always in disguise
They say they back me up, though I don’t know exactly what that means
They build the sets, call the cues, then I improvise
The worlds a stage, I’m stuck out front, they act behind the scenes

I tried hard to catch them, but they would disappear
They hid inside my dreams, where they stored all of their gear
I know that team does good things, sometimes they help me out
They can they also piss me off, make me scream and shout

Found out they stole my socks
I had wondered where they went
They hid all my guitar picks
In an air condition vent

Finally I asked them!
Who signs your payroll form
“Hey bud you hired us,
Back before you were born“

My life has a backstage crew, always in disguise
They say they back me up, though I don’t know exactly what that means
They build the sets, call the cues, then I improvise
The worlds a stage, I’m stuck out front, they act behind the scenes

© 2023 Matthew Costello