The number ends and the chorus dies. The entire auditorium dips into that brief moment between the end of the song and the beginning of the applause. That silence and stillness which lingers for a few seconds, suspended in the air like wisps of smoke. Just long enough to let your heart sink. Just short enough to recover your focus before they start the next number. It's a shame, watching them. In a few short years we'll all be skeletons!