Now I ain’t marching anymore
Got my head up to the wall
Cause I can’t hear you whine
Fingers and my feet are selling cheap just to keep you mine
You’re so big one step ahead
Said less than zero no one’s hero better left for dead
No one to blame but me for this mess I made is what you said.

Shame on me shame on me
I believed this was so easy
No one sees you’re so pleased
To put the blame on me it’s all on me.

I can’t stay on the tracks
Discipline is what we lack
But you ain’t stopping me again
Don’t know if you understand you made me drop I have to end it
Hollywood don’t know where to go
Little girl abandoned you left me stranded and now I’m on my own
Feels so fake but looks so real feed the the devil make a deal
Brother here how does it feel to know you sold your soul

Shame on me shame on me
I believed it was so easy
No one sees you’re so pleased
To put the blame on me it’s all on me.

Lost my way I’ve come unhinged
Low on I’m on the fringe
I’m on the edge and tipping it
You tell me not to meddle if there is no end to settle

But you’re so big one step ahead
Less than zero no one’s hero better left for dead
No one to blame but me for this mess I made is what you said.

Shame on me shame on me
I believed it was so easy
No one sees you’re so pleased
To put the blame on me it’s all on me.

Take my heart to heaven…

You got the Hollywood flow and now I’m on my own.
Feels so fake but looks so real feed the the devil make a deal
Brother how does it feel to know you sold your soul

Shame on me shame on me
I believed it was so easy
No one sees you’re so pleased
To put the blame on me it’s all on me.


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    she's talking about what an artist has to go through to get into the music industry

    "feed the devil, make a deal"

    "Brother here how does it feel to know you sold your soul"

    "I believed it was so easy No one sees you're so pleased To put the blame on me it's all on me."

    in order to get into the music industry you have to sell your soul. look it up.

    melher27on April 30, 2011   Link

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