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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    I'd heard this song as a kid and always wanted to know who it was by, but never managed to find out until a few days ago. I was too stupid to google search the lyrics apparently.

    Even back in the day, I viewed it as having a friend that was getting famous. The narrator misses their old friend, but they've long since sold out, changed entirely, gotten a total personality makeover, and the narrator is disgusted with this.

    I think that, in a way, this song represents the lack of depth in media today.

    Treble Charger, please come back!

    Fallen Leaveson December 21, 2008   Link

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