What’s the problem with the human race?
No matter where I turn I can’t escape the double face
Don’t want to listen to the radio
Or stick around just to hear "I told you so"
How could we make it without you?
I should've known better to doubt you
I thought I heard the end of it

And now I know how far you'd go
To be the next freak show
American Psycho
Cover of the magazines, patron saint to troubled teens
Wish I’d never heard your name

Tomorrow could be just another day
A misdemeanor or a felony, that's ok
Don't wanna wait for a second chance
It’s your turn for the spotlight, the big dance
How could we make it without you?
I should've known better to doubt you
I thought I heard the end of it

And now I know how far you'd go
To be the next freak show
American Psycho
Cover of the magazines, patron saint to troubled teens
Wish I’d never heard your name

And they all wanna know
But I already know

What am I supposed to do
When you know that it’s all true
That you stole, that you lied, that you knew

Primadonna, self absorbed
Wide awake and never bored
Party, binge and purge, and see
Results of plastic surgery
Spotted at the hottest shows
Interview on Charlie Rose
They all want a piece of you

And now I know how far you;d go
To be the next freak show
American Psycho
Cover of the magazines, patron saint to troubled teens
Wish I never heard your name

And they all wanna know
How far you had to go
And I already know
How far you had to go!


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    General Comment

    Yes thelyrics are incorrect but 'There’s something funny about you I should've known better to doubt you And not "I'd heard the end of it".' Does appear in the live versions of American Psycho.

    This song is about celebrities and how cool they think they are. Or so I heard.

    homerun_homeron April 07, 2005   Link

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