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 the thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (make it real loud)
Give me the 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 (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 (I'll turn the lights out)
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 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 the thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (make it real loud)
Give me the 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 (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 (I'll turn the lights out)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch

Woo-woo
Touch, touch
Woo-woo-woo
Touch, touch
Woo-woo-woo
Woo-woo-woo
Woo-woo-woo-woo

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 the thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (make it real loud)
Give me the 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 (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 (I'll turn the lights out)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch

A-R-T-P-O-P