[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 IV, baby, could I bear ~#**************#~ Being away from you? I found the vein, put it in here ~#**************#~ [Pre-Chorus] ~#**************#~ 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 ~#**************#~ [Chorus] ~#**************#~ Give me that thing that I love (Ill turn the lights out) ~#**************#~ Put your hands up, make em touch, touch (Make it real loud) ~#**************#~ Give me that thing that I love (Ill turn the lights out) ~#**************#~ Put your hands up, make em touch, touch (Make it real loud) ~#**************#~ [Post-Chorus] ~#**************#~ 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] ~#**************#~ Ive overheard your theory, “Nostalgias for geeks” ~#**************#~ I guess sir, if you say so, some of us just like to read ~#**************#~ One second Im a Koons, then suddenly the Koons is me ~#**************#~ Pop culture was in art, now arts in pop culture, in me ~#**************#~ [Pre-Chorus] ~#**************#~ 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 ~#**************#~ [Chorus] ~#**************#~ Give me that thing that I love (Ill turn the lights out) ~#**************#~ Put your hands up, make em touch, touch (Make it real loud) ~#**************#~ Give me that thing that I love (Ill turn the lights out) ~#**************#~ Put your hands up, make em touch, touch (Make it real loud) ~#**************#~ [Post-Chorus] ~#**************#~ 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] ~#**************#~ Ooh-woo, touch, touch ~#**************#~ Ooh-woo, touch, touch now ~#**************#~ Ooh-woo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ~#**************#~ Ooh-woo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ~#**************#~ Ooh-woo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ~#**************#~ [Pre-Chorus] ~#**************#~ 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 ~#**************#~ [Chorus] ~#**************#~ Give me that thing that I love (Ill turn the lights out) ~#**************#~ Put your hands up, make em touch, touch (Make it real loud) ~#**************#~ Give me that thing that I love (Ill turn the lights out) ~#**************#~ Put your hands up, make em touch, touch (Make it real loud) ~#**************#~ [Post-Chorus] ~#**************#~ 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 (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 ~#**************#~ [Outro] ~#**************#~ A-R-T-P-O-P