Oh mirror mirror, you're coming in clear
I'm finally somewhere in between
I'm impressed, what a beautiful chest
I never meant to make a big scene

Will you resign to the latest design?
You look so messy when you dress up in dreams
One more for hire, a wonderful liar
I think it's time we all should come clean

Stack dead actors
Stacked to the rafters
Line up the bastards
All I want is the truth

Hey, hey now, can you fake it?
Can you make it look like we won?
Hey, hey now, can you take it?
And we cry when they all die blonde

God bless, what a sensitive mess
Yeah, but things aren't always what they seem
Your teary eyes, your famous disguise
Never knowing who to believe
See through, yeah, but what do you do?
When you're just another aging drag queen

Stack dead actors
Stacked to the rafters
Line up the bastards
All I want is the truth

Hey, hey now, can you fake it?
Can you make it look like we won?
Hey, hey now, can you take it?
And we cry when they all die blonde

Stack dead actors, stacked to the rafters
Line up all the bastards, all I want is the truth
Stack dead actors, stacked to the rafters
Line up all the bastards, and we cry when they all die blonde, ahh

Hey, hey now, can you fake it?
Can you make it look like we won?
Hey, hey now, can you take it?
And we cry when they all die blonde

Stack dead actors, stacked to the rafters
Line up all the bastards, all I want is the truth
Stack dead actors, stacked to the rafters
Line up the bastards, cry when they all die blonde


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    when i first heard it i thought (and still do) it had something to do with Cobains death seeing as he was part of nirvana (duh) and kurt was married to the bitch who the song it was about. quotes like these help my theory i guess

    "I think its time we all should come clean" aobut how she killed him...

    "your teary eyes, your famous disguise" the way she faked her sadness when he died the word fame i think means that once it happened to better believe she instantly became famous.

    Also words like all i want is the truth and can you fake it could also be used for that.

    My last part is a stretch but what the hell "And Cry when they all die blonde" who was a famous rock sing/guitarist that died who had blonde hair who knew dave and the bitch?

    I rest my case. I may not be right though...

    bassmanon July 07, 2002   Link

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